Ed Sheeran wins copyright infringement lawsuit involving Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'
The estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote the Gaye classic, had sued the Grammy winner for 'striking similarities' between 'Let's Get It On' and Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud.'
Ed Sheeran says he's 'done' with music if he loses 'Thinking Out Loud' copyright lawsuit
The estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the 1973 Marvin Gaye hit "Let's Get It On," is suing the British singer-songwriter for infringement.
Ed Sheeran says he'd be 'an idiot' to perform a song that copies from 'Let's Get It On' in court testimony
'It is my belief that most pop songs are built on building blocks that have been freely available for hundreds of years,' the singer said while testifying in his copyright trial.
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Ed Sheeran is headed back to court over an accusation that he copied a Marvin Gaye hit
The pop star's lawyers tried to get the case dismissed, but a judge ruled the competing arguments had to be decided by a jury trial.