Ed Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On in his own hit song Thinking Out Loud, a court has ruled.
The jury concluded on Thursday Sheeran did not steal key components of the 1970s hit after a two-week trial in New York. During the civil trial, the 32-year-old sang and performed Thinking Out Loud on the guitar for jurors as part of his defence.
Sheeran was sued by the heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend - who co-wrote the song with Marvin Gaye - as they claimed the track had so many similarities to Let's Get It On that it violated the song's copyright protection.
