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Ed Sheeran didn’t copy Marvin Gaye song, jury concludes

Sheeran’s song, which came out in 2014, was a hit, winning a Grammy for song of the year. His lawyers argued that the songs shared versions of a similar and unprotectable chord progression freely available to all songwriters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ed Sheeran wins Marvin Gaye ‘Thinking Out Loud’ plagiarism case: ‘I’m not going to have to give up my day job’

British singer was accused of ripping off Gaye’s 1973 classic, ‘Let’s Get It On’

The Independent UK

Five memorable moments in Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud case as singer WINS trial

Ed Sheeran was accused of allegedly copying Marvin Gaye's iconic track Let's Get It On, with the court case concluding today and the Manhattan jury ruling in the singer's favour

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Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic

A jury has concluded that British singer Ed Sheeran's hit song “Thinking Out Loud” didn't copy key components of Marvin Gaye's classic tune “Let's Get It On.”

The Independent UK

Lost papers, singing leaders and a not so little mermaid – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran missed his grandmother’s funeral due to copyright trial: ‘He’s so upset’

‘Our son Edward... has to be thousands of miles away in a court in America defending his integrity,’ father said during eulogy

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran news – live: Singer hugs lawyers after winning Marvin Gaye plagiarism lawsuit

Singer had been fighting a lawsuit in New York after being accused of plagiarising Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his 2014 single ‘Thinking Out Loud’

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New York jury to rule on Ed Sheeran copyright case

Jurors in a New York court have been urged to use "common sense" to decide whether Ed Sheeran's hit Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On.

The New Daily

Ed Sheeran missing his grandmother’s funeral due to copyright trial: ‘He’s so upset’

‘Our son Edward... has to be thousands of miles away in a court in America defending his integrity,’ father said during eulogy

The Independent UK

Inside Ed Sheeran's hidden battles - wife's cancer scare, tragic loss and copyright trial

Ed Sheeran's new documentary, The Sum Of It All, airs today on Disney+.

Daily Record

Ed Sheeran: what was his copyright trial all about?

The British singer said he found the accusations “insulting” and threatened to quit making music if he lost the court case

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran threatens to quit music if he loses copyright trial

‘If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,’ the musician reportedly said

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran threatens to quit music if he loses Marvin Gaye copyright case

Ed Sheeran has threatened to quit music if he loses a copyright battle over claims that he stole material for a hit song from the Marvin Gaye classic Let’s Get It On.

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran threatens to quit music if he loses copyright trial

‘If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,’ the musician reportedly said

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Ed Sheeran: Other artists are cheering me on in copyright fight

The British hitmaker is being accused of stealing material from soul singer Marvin Gaye

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran: Other artists are cheering on copyright fight

Ed Sheeran says he's getting encouragement from other performers who also worry that they'll be sued after they heard he is testifying against claims that he stole material from Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get It On.”

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran arrives in court for week two of Thinking Out Loud copyright trial

Suffolk-born singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is being sued by the family of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye's co-writer, over alleged similarties between Gaye's hit 'Let's Get it On' and Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud'

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran plagiarism trial so far - Thinking Out Loud vs Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On

The British singer has already taken the stand at the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City where the heirs of Let's Get It On co-writer Ed Townsend are suing for profits from Ed's song

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Ed Sheeran announces special theatre concerts alongside stadium tour amid court battle

Ed Sheeran has announced the details of his upcoming Subtract Tour which will run alongside a special set of theatre concerts just days after appearing in court over a copyright battle

The Guardian - UK

‘He was so emotional’: the inside story of Ed Sheeran’s new album – and his US copyright trial

As he defends himself in a New York court, Sheeran is preparing to release Subtract, a stark album informed by grief. Its producer Aaron Dessner explains how it was made

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran sings and plays guitar on witness stand at Thinking Out Loud trial

The British star, 32, is being sued by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who was the songwriter who originally wrote the popular 1973 track Let's Get It On sung by Marvin Gaye

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran criticises his guitar-playing skills during Marvin Gaye plagiarism trial

Singer made the claim after performing for the court

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran sings and plays guitar at Thinking Out Loud copyright trial in New York

Star sings and plays several bars of hit song in bid to show jurors his song-writing process

WEKU

Ed Sheeran sang and played his guitar while on the stand at copyright trial

Ed Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write "Thinking Out Loud" a decade ago.

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran, on guitar, gets musical with a New York jury

British singer Ed Sheeran sang a few lyrics from one of his songs and played a few chords on a guitar for a New York jury, hoping to hit the right notes with a jury deciding whether the song violates the copyrights of Marvin Gaye's soul classic “Let's Get It…

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