Ed Sheeran, one of the biggest musical artists on the planet, has spent the past two weeks defending his integrity in a New York City courtroom, fighting a lawsuit in which the family of the co-writer of Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get It On" claims Sheeran stole the chord progression...
Ed Sheeran is awaiting a judge's ruling in a long-running copyright battle over his hit song 'Shape of You.'
The lawsuit was brought by the family ofLet’s Get It On‘s late co-writer, Ed Townsend, claiming that Sheeran’s song copied the rhythm, chord progression and other elements of Gaye’s 1973 track. The prosecution also displayed a video of Sheeran playing a mash-up ofThinking Out Loudand...
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...
Jurors said they found Sheeran had independently created "Thinking Out Loud," which trumped all other decisions they had to make. The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye's co-writer on the track "Let's Get It On," filed a lawsuit in 2017 claiming Sheeran's 2014 hit had "striking similarities" ...
If the jury sides with the plaintiff, a new trial begins immediately after the verdict with the same jurors deciding damages. This isn't Sheeran's first time in the courtroom regarding his music. He previously won a lawsuit in the U.K. in 2017 that involved his song...
Ed Sheeran’s “traumatizing” trial concludes; judge said verdict will “take some time” Share: Ed Sheeran arrives at court; Neil Mockford/GC Images It’s a waiting game now for Ed Sheeran, whose copyright trial over his hit “Shape of You” has now concluded, reports the BBC. ...
The lawsuit alleged he'd copied parts of Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," with his Grammy-winning song, "Thinking Out Loud." Ed Sheeran didn't steal key parts of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," jury finds When "Sunday Morning" spoke with Sheeran before the trial, ne...
The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer, claimed in a 2017 lawsuit that there are “striking similarities” and “over common elements” between the two songs, but Sheeran, who’sno stranger to copyright disputes, won out. “I feel like the truth was heard and the truth was believed...
A jury in Manhattan gave Ed Sheeran a victory Thursday in his copyright lawsuit trial, deciding that the pop star did not steal part of Marvin Gaye’s song. He released his new album “Subtract” hours after the verdict.May 5, 2023Read More ...