Ed Sheeran Copyright Trial

[Anonymous]

I have family in the music industry and they don't like this guy. While I don't think the melodies are similar enough in this case, I want everyone to know that stealing music is a HUGE part of "work" in that industry. The music industry is built on greed, not creativity or joy. There's soooo much copycat behavior, I'm not surprised someone got prickly enough to sue Ed Sheeran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have family in the music industry and they don't like this guy. While I don't think the melodies are similar enough in this case, I want everyone to know that stealing music is a HUGE part of "work" in that industry. The music industry is built on greed, not creativity or joy. There's soooo much copycat behavior, I'm not surprised someone got prickly enough to sue Ed Sheeran.

And once you've listened to music from medieval times to today, you understand that there's nothing new under the sun, and someone can pick a few measures from your work and complain that it's similar to something else that someone else published. Because it will be similar! No theft involved!

Nobody complained about this in previous centuries, because it was part of existing in a 12 note universe (only so many ways you can arrange it melodiously!), but now that pop music is tied to millions of dollars, people realize they can trawl through the work of artists and identify all sorts of similarities with other works.

So it's not that Ed Sheeran is a thief. Ed Sheeran may not be liked due to personality differences, financial success, celebrity status etc, and that's why he's targeted. Sort of like the Gwyneth Paltrow trial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The background music in both songs sound the same to me.

Because it's a frequently used chord progression, PP. This absolutely cannot be used to demonstrate theft. The plaintiff should be made to pay all of Sheeran's incurred fees so they don't try that too often. They're not acting in good faith here.

Can you post links to other songs that sound similar to the Marvin Gaye song.

[Anonymous]

I think it's a BS case. There are only so many chords and notes in music. Similarities are bound to occur. There should be a high bar for actual copyright infringement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The background music in both songs sound the same to me.

Because it's a frequently used chord progression, PP. This absolutely cannot be used to demonstrate theft. The plaintiff should be made to pay all of Sheeran's incurred fees so they don't try that too often. They're not acting in good faith here.

Can you post links to other songs that sound similar to the Marvin Gaye song.

It is the basic chord progression used in learning to play guitar books- and the books actually say "you can build a song from these chords"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s guilty but gorgeous

I'd argue just the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s guilty but gorgeous

I'd argue just the opposite.

Agreed! No disrespect, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a much closer case than the one Gaye’s family one against Blurred Lines. I think both cases are without merit.

Lol what? Blurred Lines sounds like it was made with an actual sample of Got to Give It Up. They sound extremely similar.

[Anonymous]

Didn't Kandi from the RHOA get money and song writing credits from one of his songs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a much closer case than the one Gaye’s family one against Blurred Lines. I think both cases are without merit.

Lol what? Blurred Lines sounds like it was made with an actual sample of Got to Give It Up. They sound extremely similar.

Lol reasonable people disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a much closer case than the one Gaye’s family one against Blurred Lines. I think both cases are without merit.

Lol what? Blurred Lines sounds like it was made with an actual sample of Got to Give It Up. They sound extremely similar.

Lol reasonable people disagree.

If you’re familiar with both songs, and can hear, you will be able to tell that Blurred Lines is a rip-off. Which is why the Gaye family won the lawsuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The background music in both songs sound the same to me.

Because it's a frequently used chord progression, PP. This absolutely cannot be used to demonstrate theft. The plaintiff should be made to pay all of Sheeran's incurred fees so they don't try that too often. They're not acting in good faith here.

Can you post links to other songs that sound similar to the Marvin Gaye song.

Just like music EPMD

[Anonymous]

Isn't the melody what defines a song? Not tempo or groove or chord progression (as that second video OP posted makes clear.)

Joe: I love that Ed Sheeran song with the lyric about driving down country lanes.

Jill: I don't think I know it. How does it go?

Joe: (hums a bar of the melody)

Jill: Oh, yeah. I know it. I like it, too.

When artists cover a popular song, the one thing that stays substantially the same is the melody. They can change the style, the tempo, etc., but the melody IS the song.

[Anonymous]

I think this Sheeran song sounds more like “stand by me”, than the Marvin Gaye song

[Anonymous]