Ed Sheeran has won a copyright lawsuit over his song "Shape of You." Artist Sami Chokri, known as Sami Switch, claimed Sheeran's 2017 hit plagiarized his 2015 song "Oh Why."After an 11-day trial, judge ruled Sheeran had "neither deliberately nor subconsciously copied" Chokri's song and...
Ed Townsend’s family sued Ed Sheeran in 2016, not long after Marvin Gaye’s family won its landmark copyright infringement case regarding “Got to Give It Up” and “Blurred Lines.” A few years after the Townsends’ suit was filed, a federal judge delayed the case to await the verdict...
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Watch Ed Sheeran Explain His Copyright Suit on Guitar‘THINKING OUT LOUD’ The singer opened up about his recent legal battle and the “stain” it brought on his reputation. Laura Bradley | Published May 11, 2023 Ed Sheeran Wins Marvin Gaye Copyright TrialSHOW’S OVER “I’m just a guy ...
Ed Sheeranwas found not liable inthe copyright lawsuit trialthat accused his song “Thinking Out Loud” of infringing onMarvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.” After three hours of deliberations that followed a two-week trial in New York from April to May, the jury announced their verdict in...
In their suit, Kathryn Townsend Griffin and other Townsend heirs claimed that Sheeran had “knowingly and intentionally infringed” the earlier tune, stealing the “heart” from one of the most “instantly recognizable songs in R&B history.” The two songs at issue in the case do so...
Last March, the British songwriterwon a similar copyright suit over his song "Shape of You."Artist Sami Chokri, known as Sami Switch, claimed Sheeran's 2017 hit plagiarized his 2015 song "Oh Why." In his response last year on Instagram, Sheeran said lawsuits like this are damaging ...
Ed Sheeran testifies in 'Let's Get It On' copyright suitRead full article: Ed Sheeran testifies in 'Let's Get It On' copyright suit Ed Sheeran has taken the witness stand in a New York courtroom to deny allegations that his hit song “Thinking Out Loud” ripped off Marvin Gaye’s soul...
As noted inaNew York Postreport, Sheeran made the remarks when discussing the larger impact the legal action—which alleges copyright infringement in connection with Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend’s 1973 hit “Let’s Get It On”—has had on him, both during the tria...
But Wallen’s album had 179 million streams, whereas Sheeran’s had 38 million. But wasn’t Sheeran just everywhere, winning that copyright suit, being perceived as standing up for the integrity of artists, beating down the troll? I mean who wasn’t aware of that? But it didn’t drive ...