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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