The Case For and Against Ed Sheeran
The pop singer’s trial for copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend’s “Let’s Get It On” highlights how hard it is to draw the property lines of pop.
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The pop singer’s trial for copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend’s “Let’s Get It On” highlights how hard it is to draw the property lines of pop.
The British singer said he found the accusations “insulting” and threatened to quit making music if he loses the court case
As the copyright trial pushes onward, Ed Sheeran has again denied that he ever plagiarized elements of Marvin Gaye’s soul classic 'Let’s Get It On.'
As the copyright trial pushes onward, Ed Sheeran has again denied that he ever plagiarized elements of Marvin Gaye’s soul classic ‘Let’s Get It On.’
Sunday April 30, 2023 - Ed Sheeran sang and played guitar to a New York jury at a civil trial that will decide whether he copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On. For roughly an hour on Thursday, April 27, Sheeran described his entire musical career and performed parts of the song in question, Thinking Out…