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When Songs Sound Similar, Courts Look for Musical DNA

The chord progressions in Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” are part of a debate about just how much of a piece of music can be protected by law.

Ben Sisario
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Copyrights and Copyright Violations, Gaye, Marvin, Lets Get It On (Song), Pop and Rock Music, Sheeran, Ed, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Thinking Out Loud (Song)
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