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Marvin Gaye, who was also popularily known as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul" was a famous American singer and songwriter.
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Gaye's Motown hits includes songs like "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
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Gaye intervened in a fight between his parents where he became involved in a physical altercation with his father. He was Shot twice in the heart and shoulder by his father Marvin Gay Sr.
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Recently, a federal judge in Manhattan dismissed the 31-year-old singer's efforts to drop the long-running copyright case.
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According to Sheeran's attorneys, the lawsuit was void because elements that were similar on the two tracks were not unique enough to be covered by copyright law.
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Citing a number of other songs, including "Since I Lost My Baby," as examples of tracks with similar elements, his legal team argued that the lawsuit was irrelevant.
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However, the US District Judge,” and that Sheeran must face a jury to resolve the matter. The judge cited a disagreement among music experts as the reason for his decision. "There is no clear rule that the combination of two unprotected items is not numerous enough to form an original work," the judge wrote.
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"A work may be copyrighted even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotected elements." Although the two musical compositions are not identical, a jury might find that the overlap between the songs' combination of chord progression and harmonic rhythm is very close, added Stanton.
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