When Songs Sound Similar, Courts Look for Musical DNA

When Songs Sound Similar, Courts Look for Musical DNA

The New York Times - Music:

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.

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