Are chord progressions and harmonic rhythms common building blocks of musical creation?

This is what a judge decided in the case claiming that the song *Thinking Out Loud performed by Ed Sheeran, copied *Let’s Get It On performed by Marvin Gaye.

But this is not the end of the story. Townsend (songwriter Ed Sheeran) filed a notice of appeal on 1st June 2023.

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