Attorneys for Ed Sheeran and his copyright accusers sparred before a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday morning, kicking off a closely-watched trial over whether his “Thinking Out Loud” infringed Marvin Gaye‘s famed “Let’s Get It On.”
Teasing testimony that will unfold during the trial, Crump said he would show jurors “smoking gun” evidence: a much-debated video of Sheeran toggling between the two songs at a concert.Ilene Farkas
“Plaintiffs do not own them, because nobody does,” Farkas said. “All songwriters draw from this same basic toolkit.” The case claims that Sheeran infringed copyrights by stealing the “heart” from one of the most “instantly recognizable songs in R&B history.” But the pop star’s lawyers say he simply used commonplace musical elements that are free for all to use.The trial, taking place at the U.S. federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, kicked off Monday with jury selection on Monday before actually getting under way with opening statements on Tuesday.
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Ed Sheeran hit, Marvin Gaye classic soul of copyright trialJury selection and opening statements are set to begin in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of Gaye's co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, Ed Townsend, are suing Sheeran in a trial that opens in Manhattan federal court Monday. They say Sheeran's 2014 hit is so similar to “Let's Get It On” that it violates copyright. Sheeran is among the witnesses expected to testify. His lawyers say the similarities are simply the basic chord progressions and song structures behind much of pop music.
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Ed Sheeran hit, Marvin Gaye classic soul of copyright trialJury selection and opening statements are set to begin in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.”.
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Ed Sheeran faces copyright trial involving Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’The heirs of Marvin Gaye's co-writer of the 1973 soul classic are suing Ed Sheeran claiming that Sheeran's 2014 hit song is so similar to “Let's Get It On' that it violates their copyright.
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Ed Sheeran in NYC court for federal copyright trial over Marvin Gaye classicFour-time Grammy award-winning musician Ed Sheeran arrived at Manhattan federal court Tuesday for his trial over a lawsuit accusing him of lifting parts of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On” for his o…
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'Let's Get It On' in court over Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye copyright disputeEd Sheeran will appear in court as a trial in New York begins over the singer's alleged misuse of Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On.'
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You heard it through the grapevine: The Ed Sheeran-Marvin Gaye trial starts todayEd Sheeran is expected to testify in a trial that will decide whether his song 'Thinking Out Loud' plagiarized the Marvin Gaye classic 'Let's Get It On.'
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