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(DIR) Post #AV7CO9vejnVa9kzr3Q by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-28T15:39:40Z
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If Ed Sheeran looses this case we are all fucked. This chord sequence is used all the time.#Chords #EdSheeran #Music #Songwriting #FediArt #MastoArt https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65420696
(DIR) Post #AV7CgkwDsS3Q9P85Vw by Anf_Rail@mastodonapp.uk
2023-04-28T15:43:01Z
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@simon Awesome Song
(DIR) Post #AV7eNMI65WnivItr9s by essjay@outdoors.lgbt
2023-04-28T20:53:15Z
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@simon What are you even talking about?You can't copyright a chord progression š¤¦āāļø These cases are proven (or not) on closeness of one * melody * to another.Sometimes (much rarer) it can be decided on the arrangement rather than the melody.
(DIR) Post #AV7fFSUTFpaRmwU664 by AHU4y5aWnraB3XHz0a.mxtthxw@mxtthxw.art
2023-04-28T21:03:00Z
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@simon well if the estate/hedge fund wins then surely itās open season for writs from anyone who used the sequence prior the Marvin.It would be funny if their greed turned into their downfallā¦
(DIR) Post #AV7rESktyyLDlqSgGu by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-28T23:17:20Z
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@essjay Watch the video. Apparently this is what the trail is all about. Not the melody but the chords and hence my comment š¬
(DIR) Post #AV8hc9BFbnd5ctOuYq by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-29T09:04:17Z
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@mxtthxw Indeedā¦
(DIR) Post #AV8k2DHJCCkVlxn7iq by AHU4y5aWnraB3XHz0a.mxtthxw@mxtthxw.art
2023-04-29T09:31:22Z
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@simon I like how they try to claim some moral high ground by āprotecting his legacyā. When itās actually just a whole heap of free money.
(DIR) Post #AV8kWJMp7buBLQisNs by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-29T09:36:50Z
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@mxtthxw As I have said before. Where thereās a hit, thereās a writā¦
(DIR) Post #AV8sBc655XTczEX76u by DebraMilazzoSha@home.social
2023-04-29T11:02:41Z
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@simon a lot of songs sound like other songs. Tom Petty used to say this, Chuck Berry said this....
(DIR) Post #AV8t2C54Xxhle98L8i by essjay@outdoors.lgbt
2023-04-29T11:12:10Z
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@simon Ahh, OK I see where you are coming from here.I think (I'm not an IP lawyer) that the BBC guy has missed the point and is over simplifying the crux of the case.BBC are not renowned for being 'factual' these days.I suspect the Marvin Gaye's estate are going for copyright on 'voice leading' (which can be copyrighted - see linked article).i.e. the progression of chords in this case implies a (very simple) melody of root, third, fourth, fifth.https://support.easysong.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500009595681-What-Parts-of-Music-Can-Be-Copyrighted-and-What-Can-t-
(DIR) Post #AV8vWBJMAkn7r6F3MO by essjay@outdoors.lgbt
2023-04-29T11:23:52Z
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@simon 2/I agree with you though.If they win on that basis it would be ridiculous.I'd be surprised if they did win, as I believe it would leave them open to plagiarism action against 'Let's Get It On' š I mean there must be a lot of songs from the 1950's which use a I, vi, IV, V chord progression with a 'leading voice' that imply exactly the same melody.And they got 'Blurred Lines' on a very tenuous 'arrangement' copyright IMO.
(DIR) Post #AV8vWBuDxgHXhRUUpE by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-29T11:40:03Z
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@essjay Correct. Not just 50s and 60s though. There would be a tsunami of claims from all ears - itās totally outrageous as the progression is common as muck, as my grandma would have said.
(DIR) Post #AV8vfd5SGvrWbgFE36 by essjay@outdoors.lgbt
2023-04-29T11:41:45Z
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@simon Which is the very reason that a chord progression per se can't be copyrighted.
(DIR) Post #AV8vk1HaFtBKo40kiW by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-29T11:42:34Z
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@DebraMilazzoSha Correct, but this has huge implications.
(DIR) Post #AV95nKGj7XgA6LpF9U by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-04-29T13:35:13Z
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@essjay Letās see how it all pans outā¦
(DIR) Post #AV9yRIOMueCdOAuLrs by DebraMilazzoSha@home.social
2023-04-29T23:47:29Z
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@simon it really does. I had a hard time with the last Marvin Guay suit too
(DIR) Post #AVJsN2moKtw3gaWsQS by mafeesh@socel.net
2023-05-04T18:26:36Z
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@simon Utterly agree, and the case is not being brought my musicians, but but money-grabbing losers who couldn't even put a chord progression together
(DIR) Post #AVKT8wd288Bgq1612W by Balkingpoints@mastodon.online
2023-05-05T01:18:38Z
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Yes but if you are good with composing a melody over something millions have heard already, and trotting that out as your own - not much of an artist.#EdSheeran #news@simon https://mastodon.online/@simon@toot.supertonerecords.com/110281910199329272
(DIR) Post #AVL46Fv1eLjw6J5oau by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-05-05T08:12:46Z
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@Balkingpoints Itās pretty difficult writing something totally original now as all the good sounding changes and structures have been pretty much explored. This is a game changing case.
(DIR) Post #AVMRSHkM1i30FDXDUW by Balkingpoints@mastodon.online
2023-05-06T00:09:09Z
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Then the artform is dead, or reserved to those few who can - still - compose original progressions. Backbone of any song.@simon https://mastodon.online/@simon@toot.supertonerecords.com/110315068931172715
(DIR) Post #AVOAP0AzaQ9ryflMYK by simon@toot.supertonerecords.com
2023-05-06T20:07:31Z
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@selzero I donāt know about that, but the case is settled now - in his favour thank fuck. Here it was the principle of a chord sequence, not a top line.