Ed Sheeran Credibly Sued For The Umpteenth Time
For Copyright Infringement Decides To Take A Break From Music
August 29. 2019
Ed Sheeran
Singer Ed Sheeran has been the subject of a number
of copyright infringement lawsuits. He has stolen music from
many artists. Sheeran stole the 1994 hit "No Scrubs" by girl group
TLC. Sheeran settled the lawsuit when contacted by attorneys about
the infringement.
Sheeran was also sued by musician Sam Chokri for
stealing items from his 2015 song "Oh Why" and using it on "Shape Of
You" as well. The Chokri infringement has led to Sheeran's royalties
from the song being frozen, as the case proceeds through the court
system in England where it is scheduled for trial next year. It
turns out Chokri sent the song to Sheeran's management, who passed
it on to him and he stole it.
Sheeran's 2014 song "Photograph" is stolen from Matt
Cardle's 2011 song "Amazing." He was sued over the theft of
copyright. Sheeran settled the lawsuit out of court, rather than
risking it going to trial, where he would have to pay full damages
if found guilty.
Sheeran also stole the 2017 song "The Rest Of Our
Life" which he illegally sold to country music singers Faith Hill
and Tim McGraw. Sheeran stole "The Rest Of Our Life" from the
preexisting 2015 song "When I Found You" by country singer Jasmine
Rae. Sheeran settled the lawsuit.
Sheeran's 2014 song "Thinking Out Loud" is stolen
from the 1973 preexisting song "Let's Get It On" by the late music
legend Marvin Gaye, whose estate has sued him over the theft.
Sheeran was slapped with a $100,000,000 lawsuit over infringing
"Let's Get It On." The lawsuit is currently in the court system. The
judge presiding over the case refused to dismiss it this past
January, opting to set a date for trial.
Due to all the lawsuits Sheeran is taking a hiatus
from the music industry. He recently told an audience "See you in a
few years time" to which the New York Post quipped "Just as long as
he gets out of court." At this point Sheeran has been discredited.
He is stealing from everyone while fraudulently calling himself a
songwriter. He needs to stop calling himself a songwriter and desist
stealing from others.
STORY SOURCE
Ed Sheeran Sued for Allegedly Copying Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get
It On’
Heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the 1973 hit,
claim similarities with British singer’s “Thinking Out Loud.” The
heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On,"
have sued Ed Sheeran for allegedly copying the song on "Thinking Out
Loud."
UPDATE: U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in
Manhattan has rejected Ed Sheeran’s request to dismiss the copyright
infringement lawsuit filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote
Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On,” which accuses Sheeran of lifting
from that song in “Thinking Out Loud,” Reuters reports. In a
decision made public on Thursday (January 3, 2019) and filed on
Wednesday, Judge Stanton said it should be up to a jury to decide.
Per Reuters, Stanton said in his decision that he
found “substantial similarities between several of the two works’
musical elements” and also added that jurors “may be impressed by
footage of a Sheeran performance which shows him transitioning
between [the songs].”
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