The Cricket's Daily 3: The 'Blurred Lines' of copyright infringement

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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• Singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have been ordered to pay more than $7.3 million to the estate of Marvin Gaye, after a jury found that Thicke's hit "Blurred Lines" borrowed heavily from Gaye's hit "Got to Give It Up." The ruling will likely be appealed. [ABC News]

• Tim Burton is attached to direct a live-action/CGI remake of Disney's animated classic "Dumbo" — one that, presumably, dodges issues of animal cruelty and the original's racist undertones. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Johnny Depp injured his had while filming the fifth "Pirates of the Caribbean," and has flown to the U.S. from Australia. [The Hollywood Reporter]