Ed Sheeran wins US copyright trial
A US jury has ruled that British pop phenom, Ed Sheeran did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” when composing his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud,”.
Sheeran hugged his team after jurors ruled that he “independently” created his song.
The lawsuit was filed by heirs of Gaye cowriter Ed Townsend, who alleged that harmonic progressions and rhythmic elements of Sheeran’s song were lifted from the classic made famous by Gaye without permission.
The heirs sought a share of the profits from Sheeran’s song.
Thirty-two year old Sheeran, played a number of songs from the witness stand as he gave evidence in the civil trial.
The English musician testified that he writes most of his songs in a day, and noted that he cowrote“Thinking Out Loud” with singer-songwriter Amy Wadge, a regular partner.
The English musician testified that he writes most of his songs in a day, and noted that he cowrote“Thinking Out Loud” with singer-songwriter Amy Wadge, a regular partner.
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