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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Iris Goldsztajn

Good News: Ed Sheeran Doesn't Need to Quit Music, As He Wins Copyright Case Over 'Thinking Out Loud'

Jury Deliberates In Ed Sheeran's Copyright Trial In New York

Ed Sheeran has won a court case that alleged he plagiarized Marvin Gaye's song "Let's Get It On" with his 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."

Per OK!, the lawsuit was filed in 2017 by heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote "Let's Get It On" with Gaye. They said Sheeran's song had "striking similarities" to and "overt common elements" with the 1973 track.

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