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Ed Sheeran wins 'Let's Get It On' copyright infringement case for 'Thinking Out Loud'

A New York jury sided with Ed Sheeran on Thursday, finding that he did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye's classic song "Let's Get It On." The trial concluded after a jury first met on April 24. Gaye collaborator Ed Townsend's family sued the "Shape of You" singer for copyright infringement in 2016, claiming that his "Thinking Out Loud" stole "the heart" from Gaye's song by using "melodic, harmonic ...
Ed Sheeran and his team leaves Manhattan Federal Southern District at 500 Pearl Street after testifying on his copyright violation trial on April 26, 2023, in New York.

A New York jury sided with Ed Sheeran on Thursday, finding that he did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye's classic song "Let's Get It On."

The trial concluded after a jury first met on April 24. Gaye collaborator Ed Townsend's family sued

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