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Style is not copyrightable. Marvin Gaye estate tried to argue that style is copyrightable, and sued some artists as their songs use similar chord progressions
by karel-3d 2y ago
Style is not copyrightable.
Marvin Gaye estate tried to argue that style is copyrightable, and sued some artists as their songs use similar chord progressions as Marvin Gaye songs; they won one case (which I won't google) but they lost with Sheeran.
- tgv 2y agoIn music, copyright is (relatively) clearly defined: it's the melody. You can't touch that. There are also reproduction rights, which protect the (recorded) performance, even if the music's copyright belongs to someone else.