A U.S. court docket has dominated that Ed Sheeran didn’t copy Marvin Gaye‘s 1973 traditional Let’s Get It On when writing his 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud.
The British singer-songwriter had denied “stealing elements” of his 2014 tune Thinking Out Loud as Gaye’s facet claimed that Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing owed them cash for copyright infringement.
Sheeran had stated he would surrender his profession if discovered responsible on the trial in New York: “If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping.”
Following the trial on Thursday, Sheeran stated that he’s “obviously very happy.”
“It looks like I’m not going to have to retire from my day job after all … but at the same time, I am absolutely frustrated that baseless claims like this are allowed to go to court at all,” he added.
Sheeran acknowledged that if the jury had taken resolution in one other means, they may say “goodbye to the creative freedom of songwriters.”
“I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake,” he added.
Sheeran was accused of copying Gaye’s 1973 traditional Let’s Get It On for his 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud and a lawsuit was filed by heirs of Gaye co-writer Ed Townsend, who sued Sheeran for copyright infringement in 2017.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
