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Ed Sheeran wins copyright infringement trial | Learn English expression 'building blocks'

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How Does This Principle Apply to Music?

The case centered around chord progression. A single musical chord can't be copyrighted, just like you can't copyright a letter in the alphabet or a word in the language. Ed Sheeran said that there's just a limited number of musical notes and chords in existence. He admitted that the chord progressions in his song and Marvin Gaye's are similar. But he pointed out that they are not identical.

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