Which of these is most important to include in a
summary of this Article?
A. To determine whether a song has been plagiarized,
a judge or jury sometimes considers a song's
arrangement, or how parts of the song are divvied
up among different musical instruments.
B. Because Sam Smith's hit song "Stay With Me" was
said to sound so similar to Tom Petty's "I Won't
Back Down," Smith paid Petty for the use of his
song and credited him as a writer.
C. Songs are considered to be intellectual property,
which are original ideas or creations thought up by
people and protected against theft by copyright
laws.
D. While melody is a song's hummable tune that
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