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Ed Sheeran's Musical Legal Woes: Copyright Infringement and Testimony.

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Ed Sheeran's Musical Legal Woes: Copyright Infringement and Testimony.
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Ed Sheeran sang and played his guitar in a New York courtroom while testifying in a copyright dispute over his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" and Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Sheeran claimed that he wrote the song a decade ago using his own version of phonetics and collaborated with a co-writer, Amy Wadge. He denied copying anyone else's music and dismissed an expert's claim that the two songs share similar chords. The trial resumes on Monday.

Topics:entertainmentmusic-copyright-trial#copyright-dispute#ed-sheeran#lets-get-it-on#marvin-gaye#music-copyright-trial#thinking-out-loud
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  1. Ed Sheeran, on guitar, gets musical with a New York jury  NPR
  2. The woman who accused Ed Sheeran of ripping off Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' and collapsed outside the courtroom is feeling better and 'hoping to come back to court,' sources told Insider  Yahoo News
  3. Ed Sheeran testifies he 'can't read music,' breaks out guitar  Fox Business
  4. Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases.  The New York Times
  5. Ed Sheeran sued for copyright infringement  WSLS 10

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