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Jury finds that Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic 'Let's Get It On'

A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that the British singer didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Let's Get It On" when he created his hit song "Thinking Out Loud."

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Ed Sheeran didn’t copy Marvin Gaye song, jury concludes

Sheeran’s song, which came out in 2014, was a hit, winning a Grammy for song of the year. His lawyers argued that the songs shared versions of a similar and unprotectable chord progression freely available to all songwriters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic

A jury has concluded that British singer Ed Sheeran's hit song “Thinking Out Loud” didn't copy key components of Marvin Gaye's classic tune “Let's Get It On.”

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Tyre Nichols' autopsy reveals brain injuries from blunt force trauma, attorneys say

The family of Tyre Nichols and their attorneys were briefed on his official autopsy results Wednesday, nearly four months after his death.

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Ed Sheeran: Other artists are cheering me on in copyright fight

The British hitmaker is being accused of stealing material from soul singer Marvin Gaye

Wales Online

Ed Sheeran: Other artists are cheering on copyright fight

Ed Sheeran says he's getting encouragement from other performers who also worry that they'll be sued after they heard he is testifying against claims that he stole material from Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get It On.”

The Independent UK

Dad's remains found in three places after telling mum 'white guys are trying to kill me'

Rasheem Carter went missing near Taylorsville, Mississippi, and his family believe the dad's death was a "modern-day lynching". They have demanded answers from law enforcement who initially said that no "foul play was involved".

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Ed Sheeran plagiarism trial so far - Thinking Out Loud vs Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On

The British singer has already taken the stand at the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City where the heirs of Let's Get It On co-writer Ed Townsend are suing for profits from Ed's song

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran criticises his guitar-playing skills during Marvin Gaye plagiarism trial

Singer made the claim after performing for the court

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran sings and plays guitar on witness stand in copyright trial

Sheeran played ‘Thinking Out Loud’s’ basic chord progression while singing song’s original lyrics

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran plagiarism accuser collapses in court

Singer is in court over his 2014 track ‘Thinking Out Loud’

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran trial erupts into laughter over ‘hideous’ AI rendition of ‘Let’s Get It On’

Even the plaintiff called the recording ‘hideous’

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran’s live Marvin Gaye mash-up song is ‘smoking gun’, lawyer claims

Fan video shows Sheeran mixing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ during concert

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran takes witness stand in New York copyright trial

The singer denies that his hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On

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Ed Sheeran is being sued over allegations he ripped off Marvin Gaye's hit song, Let's Get It On. Here's what we know

It's not the first time Ed Sheeran has faced trial for a copyright issue. Here's what's happening with his current trial — brought by the heirs of the late Marvin Gaye co-writer, Ed Townsend — and how his team have defended him so far.

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran copyright trial: Lawyer claims singer’s live Marvin Gaye mash-up is ‘smoking gun’

Fan video shows Sheeran mixing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ during concert

The Independent UK

Lawyer claims 'smoking gun proof' Ed Sheeran copied song

A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye's co-writer of the song “Let's Get It On” says he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran's “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic

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The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday

Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.

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The Independent UK

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed

A white ex-police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting a Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison on Monday

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Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

The Independent UK

Andrew Lester’s family ‘disgusted’ by shooting: ‘We stand with Ralph Yarl’

Andrew Lester’s grandson claims his grandfather has a history of making ‘racist comments’ and of an interest in ‘QAnon-level conspiracy theories’

The Independent UK

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, a Missouri judge has ordered that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Rachel Sharp…

The Independent UK

Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie and Rachel Sharp report

Al Jazeera

Family of Tyre Nichols sues Memphis officials, police officers

The $550-million lawsuit in the US compares the Nichols beating to that of Emmett Till, a Black boy murdered in 1955.

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