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The Challenges of Assessing Copyright Infringement in Songwriting
Technology could help predict copyright infringement lawsuits in music. Instead of relying on subjective judgment from copyright owners, songs could be assessed for likelihood of similarity. The current practice of suing over vague similarities, such as chord progressions, is on shaky ground. There are only a finite number of musical combinations, and every creator is inspired by the past. The key is determining to what extent a work is derivative, and that's where decisions need to be made.