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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 ‘always tried to be completely fair’ in crediting people, court hears

Ed Sheeran “always tried to be completely fair” in crediting people who contribute to his albums, the High Court has heard in a copyright trial. Mr Sheeran is in a legal battle with two songwriters, Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, who allege ...

07 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 Patrol’s John McDaid ...

08 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Ed Sheeran and co-writers awarded legal fees after High Court copyright win

Ed Sheeran and his co-songwriters have been awarded over £900,000 in legal costs after winning their High Court copyright trial over the hit Shape Of You earlier this year. At a trial in March, the singer and co-writers Snow Patrol’s John ...

21 Jun 2022 at 15:53

Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You ‘coincidentally similar to song by another artist’

Ed Sheeran’s hit Shape Of You is “coincidentally similar” and has “distinctive differences” to a song by another artist he is accused of copying, a music expert has told a copyright trial. American forensic musicologist Anthony ...

16 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You copyright row set for High Court trial

Ed Sheeran’s hit song Shape Of You is at the centre of a High Court copyright row. Sheeran is involved in a legal battle with two songwriters who claim the 2017 hit rips off parts of their song Oh Why, and a three-week trial ...

04 Mar 2022 at 03:55

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 2017 hit with Sheeran, ...

09 Apr 2022 at 01:55

Legal row over Ed Sheeran hit Shape Of You ‘deeply traumatising’, court told

A legal row over the copyright of Ed Sheeran’s hit Shape Of You has been “deeply traumatising” for the music star and his co-writers, the High Court heard. Their barrister, Ian Mill QC, also described the High Court ...

21 Mar 2022 at 19:25

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Songwriters claim Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You rips off their song as trial begins

06 Mar 2022 at 17:33

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 ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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 details mental health toll of ‘baseless’ Shape Of You copyright case

Ed Sheeran has detailed the toll his recent copyright case has taken on his mental health, as well as the creative cost of the legal battle, as he called for the end of “baseless claims”. The singer ...

06 Apr 2022 at 12:25

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