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4 November 2024NewsCopyrightMarisa Woutersen

Ed Sheeran’s 'Thinking Out Loud' hits the right note in court win

Second Circuit upholds district court’s ruling that Ed Sheeran’s song does not infringe Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On | Song’s four-chord progression is a common musical structure not eligible for copyright protection | Decision focuses on the sheet music filed with US Copyright Office, rather than the recording.

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