Did Ed Sheeran ACTUALLY Plagiarize Marvin Gaye?

Summary by Krater

An analysis of the copyright lawsuit against Ed Sheeran regarding his song Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On, exploring musical genre, common chord progressions, and the implications for musical ownership.

From the video

Answers: Why does Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud sound like Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On?

• copyright lawsuit
• chord progressions
• harmonic rhythm
• musical genre ownership
• generative AI music

What it concludes

• The similarity between Thinking Out Loud and Let's Get It On stems from their shared harmonic rhythm where the second and fourth chords anticipate the third beat.
• Common chord progressions and stylistic elements define musical genres and cannot be owned by individual artists.
• Copyright law needs to be rewritten to reflect the reality of musical practice where artists constantly borrow and build upon existing works.