United States: Singer-Songwriter Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Infringement Case

Yesterday, a Manhattan federal jury decided global music icon Ed Sheeran was not liable in a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused him of copying Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get it On” for his 2014 hit song “Thinking Out Loud.” 1 The jury reached a unanimous verdict after less than three hours of deliberations. 2 Intellectual property experts have closely monitored this case due to the widespread effects a verdict against Ed Sheeran would have had on the music industry, and copyright law in general.

Ed Sheeran was sued by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote “Let’s Get it […]

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