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...
A federal jury has ruled in Ed Sheeran’s favor in the highly contentious, and likely consequential, trial to determine whether his song “Thinking Out Loud” infringes the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” The New York Times reports. Though Sheeran and co-writer Amy ...
SAS sued Sheeran in 2018, four years after the release of his number one hit. US District Judge Louis Stanton dismissed the case following the verdict in the heirs' case last year - concluding the musical elements allegedly copied were too common to merit copyright prot...
Ed Sheeran's copyright accusers over Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" have launched an appeal after the singer won a jury verdict last month.
Sheeran,who won the New York case Thursday, said that lawsuits are a fact of life for artists today. Watch a preview clip below: "I just think it comes with the territory," Sheeran told Doane in an interview conducted before the verdict was announced. "When they say, 'There's a hit,...
Ed Sheeran awaits verdict over copyright court battleRead full article: Ed Sheeran awaits verdict over copyright court battle An 11-day trial over the copyright of Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Shape of You” has concluded in London, with the judge saying he would take some time to consider his...
Ed Sheeran Wins 'Thinking Out Loud' Copyright Trial A New York City jury found that the singer was not liable for infringing on Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" Verdict By Daniel Kreps See Ed Sheeran Confound Courteney Cox by Serenading Her With 'Friends'-Inspired Song ...
NEW YORK - A jury concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn’t steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune "Let’s Get It On" when he created his hit song "Thinking Out Loud." The verdict in New York came after a two-week trial that featured a courtroom pe...
Sheeran thanked the jury for "for making the decision that will help protect the creative process of songwriters," in the U.S. and elsewhere, in a statement he read outside the courthouse after the verdict. "Like artists everywhere, [Amy Wadge, Sheeran's co-writer] a...
A verdict has been reached inEd Sheeran's copyright trial. On Thursday, a New York City jury found that the 32-year-old singer did not copy Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit, "Let's Get It On," on his 2014 song, "Thinking Out Loud." "Ed seemed very pleased with the verdict and gave everyo...