A Los Angeles jury decided Tuesday that Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit, "Got to Give It Up," when he wrote the popular 2013 "Blurred Lines" hit with Pharrell Williams and T.I., Variety reports.

The singers and songwriters now have to pay Gaye's family $7.3 million for copyright infringement. Yet, the Gaye family sought more than $25 million in damages.

"Right now, I feel free," Marvin Gaye's daughter, Nona Gaye, said after the verdict. "Free from ... Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told."

The smash hit "Blurred Lines" was nominated for 2013 Record of the Year at the Grammys and made No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 10 straight weeks.

Williams and Thicke earned nearly $5 million each for "Blurred Lines," while Williams admitted in court that their hit sounds just like "Got to Give it Up." 

"It sounds like you're playing the same thing," he said after listening to the tune.

Yet, Thicke sang and played the piano in court, vouching that "Blurred Lines" was his own original work.

Although Thicke said Gaye inspired the song in media interviews, he took it back, stating that he was intoxicated during the interviews.

Gaye's family attorney, Richard Busch, will also file official paperwork next week to stop the sales of "Blurred Lines."

"They fought this fight despite every odd being against them," Busch told The Guardian.

Lead attorney for Thicke and Williams, Howard King, said a verdict in favor of the Gaye family would have a chilling effect on musicians who were trying to recreate a genre or pay homage to another artist's sound.

"Blurred Lines" has sold more than 7.3 million copies since its release in the United States alone.

It is possible that the verdict may face years of appeals.