Ed Sheeran beats second copyright lawsuit over 'Thinking Out Loud'
Reuters
23-05-17 01:42
Ed Sheeran has won a second copyright lawsuit in a Manhattan court over claims his song Thinking Out Loud infringed Marvin Gaye’s hit Let’s Get It On. US District Judge Louis Stanton dismissed the case brought by Structured Assets Sales, which owns part of co-writer Ed Townsend’s interest in the 1973 classic, ruling that the chord progression and harmonic rhythm in Gaye’s work were too common to merit protection. The judge had presided over a separate case brought by Townsend’s heirs that Sheeran had also won.