Ed Sheeran's Copyright Trial: Guitar Playing and Plagiarism Accusations.
TL;DR
Ed Sheeran played his guitar in a New York courtroom during his testimony in a copyright dispute over Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Sheeran explained his songwriting process and sang a few words of his song "Thinking Out Loud." He denied copying Gaye's music and said that an expert called by the plaintiffs was trying to help their argument. The trial will resume on Monday.
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