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Should XTC Sue Toby Keith?

XTC's Then She Appeared (1992) is a song written and recorded almost twenty (20) years before Toby Keith's Red Solo Cup (2011). It also prominently features the 3-4-5-8 melody. The 3-4-5-8 is the opening vocal and the hook throughout the entire song. Are four (4) prominent and clearly-heard notes in common between songs reason enough to instigate a copyright infringement lawsuit? Should XTC sue Toby Keith for copyright infringement?

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