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Why the Ed Sheeran lawsuit makes no sense

What to study

Curiosity Gap

  • The title takes a side on a lawsuit people half-knew from the news.
  • The image adds a blunt rule, you can't own chords, which sounds too simple to settle a court case.
  • You hold two claims that need connecting, and the video argues the link.
How the packaging works
Title

It names the famous case and takes the opposite side.

Thumbnail

It states the expert's core rule in plain words with nothing else competing.

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The transferable lesson

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