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Ed Sheeran defends himself against Let’s Get It On plagiarism accusations, arguing that he used an “unprotectable” chord progression

“Most pop songs can fit over most pop songs,” Sheeran tells a New York court

MusicRadar · Apr 26, 2023

Ed Sheeran awarded $1.1M after winning ‘Shape of You’ plagiarism lawsuit

Pop star Ed Sheeran was awarded to the tune of $1.1 million after winning a copyright lawsuit in April.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Ed Sheeran says High Court battle was about ‘standing up for what was right’

Ed Sheeran and his co-writer Johnny McDaid faced accusations that their huge hit Shape of You had ripped off grime artist Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue’s song Oh Why, and the multi-award-winning singer was vindicated on Wednesday when he won the High Court battle

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Oh Why: The song Ed Sheeran was accused of stealing parts of ‘Shape of You’ from

Singer-songwriter has been cleared of allegations he borrowed parts of his 2017 his from another track

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Ed Sheeran has won his copyright case: he was right to fight, music cannot be written in fear

The superstar has helped many young musicians throughout his career - this was a matter of principle

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2022

The Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of You’ verdict reveals the realities of pop songwriting in the streaming era

The singer-songwriter has won a major plagiarism trial over his 2017 single ‘Shape of You’. Mark Beaumont assesses what the verdict means for Sheeran and the wider music industry

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Inside Ed Sheeran's extraordinary trial from singing in court to damaging 'magpie' slur

Chart topping millionaire Ed Sheeran has secured a victory today after a judge ruled he did not copy part of another song, for his own 2017 hit Shape of You. With the conclusion of the trial, we've taken a look back at some of the most surprising moments from the…

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

Ed Sheeran wins High Court case which claimed he stole Shape of You hit from Sami Switch

Sheeran wrote Shape Of You with Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, and they all denied ripping off the song by Sami Chokri.

Daily Record · Apr 6, 2022

Ed Sheeran condemns ‘damaging’ culture of legal claims after copyright victory

The singer and his Shape Of Your co-writers had been accused of ripping off the song Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Ed Sheeran wins 'Shape of You' copyright lawsuit: Hopefully we can all get back to writing songs than having to prove we can write them

British singer Ed Sheeran has won the lawsuit over allegedly plagiarising artist Sami Chokri's track for his hit single 'Shape of You'.

The Times of India · Apr 6, 2022