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They have a similar (but not actually the same) chord progression. They're in a different key and the melody is different. If you could copyright similar chord
by jemmyw 3y ago
They have a similar (but not actually the same) chord progression. They're in a different key and the melody is different. If you could copyright similar chord progressions then that would be the end of new pop music.
> similar enough that even Sheeran played them as a live medley
That doesn't really mean much, any good sounding diatonic (chords all from the same key) song is going to share the progression with lots of other songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I
- arp242 3y ago> If you could copyright similar chord progressions then that would be the end of new pop music. And many other types of music. But whether you "can" or "can't" copyright something doesn't really come in to play: I can sue anyone for anything, and as long as it's vaguely plausible so it won't get thrown out and my pockets are deep enough I can be a serious nuisance. Whether the claim is ridiculous or not is actually not all that important.
- nikanj 3y agoNew pop music could still be made by record labels with a massive portfolio of existing music. Basically the same way software patents work: you don’t have to worry about suing yourself, and MAD ensures you won’t get sued by any of the other big players. The next logical step is the rise of the nothing-to-lose patent/copyright troll. Get rights to some obscure piece, then start extracting payments