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So how does copyright impact music? A song consists of two different types of copyrights, the first covers the actual sound recording itself, this is the recorded element often referred to as the master recording. The master recording is the copyright that artists (vocal performers) have ownership of which may then be assigned to labels to exploit.

Nokia beats Oppo in Germany; Australia and EPO to continue PPH; Ed Sheeran nets nearly £1m in legal fees; Google backs down in €500m French appeal

Ed Sheeran and Shape of You co-writers awarded $1 million in legal costs in copyright case - The Number One music magazine feat. band & artist news, reviews, interviews, videos & gossip UK & worldwide.

North Londoner Shocka has accompanied the release of his new single, "Don't Be Ashamed", with a fresh set of visuals.

In March, the singer and co-writers John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon faced accusations that their track ripped off a 2015 song by Sami Chokri and Ross ODonoghue.

Suffolk star Ed Sheeran and his co-songwriters have been awarded more than £900,000 in legal costs after winning their High Court copyright case in London.

Lesser-known songwriters ordered to pay legal costs after court rejected accusations Shape of You ripped off their song

Sami Chokri, a grime artist who performs as Sami Switch, and his co-writer Ross O'Donoghue have been ordered to pay out the costs to Ed Sheeran and co-writers following the high-profile High Court case over Shape Of You - the star's biggest hit.

World-renowned music star Ed Sheeran was sued for copyright infringement over his song Shape of You. He defended his music and won the case.  What did we learn

Earlier this month, world-renowned music star Ed Sheeran was involved in a lawsuit which dealt with copyright infringement for his critically acclaimed song ‘Shape of You'.