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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 Ricigliano concluded ...

16 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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 band member said he “wholeheartedly” disagreed ...

09 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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 faces wait for judge’s ruling in Shape of You legal row

Ed Sheeran faces a wait to learn the outcome of a High Court dispute over the copyright of his 2017 hit Shape of You. A trial in London focused around allegations that the song ripped off another artist’s track concluded on Tuesday. Mr ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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 dispute over their ...

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

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 is due ...

06 Mar 2022 at 17:33

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

04 Mar 2022 at 03:55

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

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 ...

09 Apr 2022 at 01:55

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 ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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 and his ...

06 Apr 2022 at 12:25

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 ...

06 Apr 2022 at 13:25

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