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Ed Sheeran Wins Alleged Copyright Case

Adamu Abubakar
By Adamu Abubakar
Published: May 5, 2023
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A New York jury ruled Wednesday (4 May) that Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” did not copy Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.”

The British singer-songwriter reportedly hugged his attorneys when the verdict was read after three hours of jury deliberations.

Sheeran had been sued by the heirs of Ed Townsend, the songwriter who composed the 1973 anthem with Gaye. They have alleged that Sheeran’s 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud” copied harmonic progressions, melodic and rhythmic elements from “Let’s Get It On” without permission.

The lawsuit was initially filed in 2017, however, it took six years to finally reach a Manhattan federal court.

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Sheeran vehemently denied plagiarising “Let’s Get It On”. His lawyers argued that the song uses common constructions found in many pop tracks.

Sheeran later addressed the press after the verdict, saying: “It looks like I’m not going to have to give up my day job after all.” Days earlier, Sheeran had vowed to quit music if the jury decided in the plaintiff’s favour.

“Let’s Get It On” has been heard in countless films and commercials and garnered hundreds of millions of streams, spins and radio plays since it came out. “Thinking Out Loud” won a Grammy for song of the year in 2016.

Townsend, who also wrote the 1958 R&B doo-wop hit “For Your Love,” was a singer, songwriter and lawyer. He died in 2003.

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In April last year, Sheeran won another copyright lawsuit after he was accused of plagiarising his song “Shape of You” from Sami Chokri’s 2015 track “Oh Why”.

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