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Ed Sheeran Wins Marvin Gaye Copyright Case Appeal: ‘Ubiquitous’ Chord Progression


Court ruled that Ed Sheeran's did not infringe the copyright of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," sharing only "fundamental musical building blocks."

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Sheeran’s hit did not infringe the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” citing that the songs share only the “fundamental musical building blocks,” per Billboard. The original case — filed by Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a small stake over Gaye’s song — argued that Sheeran copied a chord progression and rhythm from “Let’s Get It On.” “The four-chord progression at issue—ubiquitous in pop music—even coupled with a syncopated harmonic rhythm, is too well-explored to meet the originality threshold that copyright law demands,” a panel of appeals court judges wrote.

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