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

Ed Sheeran has hit out at a “damaging” culture of “unwarranted” legal claims against songwriters after winning a High Court copyright battle over his track Shape Of You. The singer said legal challenges are “way too common”, as a judge ruled his ...

06 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Ed Sheeran wins High Court copyright battle over Shape Of You hit

Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit Shape Of You does not infringe another artist’s copyright, a High Court judge has ruled. At a trial last month, the singer and his Shape Of You co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, faced ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Sheeran’s Shape Of You was made ‘from scratch at extraordinary speed’ – producer

Ed Sheeran’s hit Shape Of You was created “from scratch” at “extraordinary speed”, producer Steve Mac has claimed in the High Court dispute over the song’s copyright. The record maker – whose real name is Steven McCutcheon – joked that he ...

10 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Sheeran: I wasn’t trying to intimidate songwriters over row – just clear my name

Ed Sheeran said he is trying to “clear my name” and denied using litigation to “intimidate” other songwriters into abandoning a copyright dispute over his song Shape Of You. The star insisted he is “a songwriter, I write songs, that’s it,...

08 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Ed Sheeran previously settled a copyright claim in the US, court told

Ed Sheeran previously settled a copyright claim in the United States over his hit song Photograph for more than five million dollars, the High Court has heard. The British star was accused of copying from a track called Amazing, which ...

04 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Ed Sheeran labelled a ‘magpie’ in court fight over copyright infringement

Ed Sheeran was labelled a “magpie” who allegedly “borrows” ideas from other artists to use in his songs on the first day of a High Court trial over his hit Shape Of You. The singer is in a legal battle with two songwriters, Sami ...

04 Mar 2022 at 19:55

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

Ed Sheeran has said he and his Shape Of You co-writers went to court to “stand up for what we thought was right” as he spoke for the first time after winning a High Court copyright battle over the song. The singer, Snow ...

08 Apr 2022 at 10:25

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In pictures: Fabulous night at the Donegal Association London Dinner Dance

The Hilton Hotel in Wembley was the setting for the 76th Donegal Association (London) Dinner Dance which was honoured to have Fr John Joe Duffy, Creeslough curate, was in attendance on what was his first visit to ...

29 Nov 2023 at 21:33

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IN PICTURES: 50th anniversary commemoration for Oglach John McDaid and Oglach Ethel Lynch

Brid Curran reading a short bio on Oglach Ethel Lynch at her 50th anniversary commemoration held at the Creggan Republican monument. (Photos - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) Billy Page reading a short bio on Oglach ...

09 Dec 2024 at 21:33

Sami Switch ‘shocked at similarities’ between Ed Sheeran song and own track

A singer locked in a legal battle with Ed Sheeran over the copyright of his 2017 hit Shape Of You says he was “shocked” by alleged similarities with his own song. Sami Chokri claims Shape Of You infringes ...

14 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Songwriter says idea of plagiarism ‘abhorrent’ in Ed Sheeran High Court case

Singer-songwriter John McDaid has described the idea of plagiarising other people’s work as “abhorrent” in the High Court dispute over the copyright of a song he wrote with Ed Sheeran. The Snow Patrol ...

09 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Ed Sheeran’s co-writer John McDaid says there are ‘obvious holes in the system’

Snow Patrol’s John McDaid has said there are “obvious holes in the system” after winning a lengthy High Court copyright battle alongside Ed Sheeran for the song Shape Of You. McDaid, who co-wrote the ...

09 Apr 2022 at 01:55

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