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British pop king Ed Sheeran won his civil lawsuit Thursday in New York. He was sued for plagiarism of a song by American soul prince Marvin Gaye. The consequences of the outcome of this trial were significant: a verdict against Ed Sheersan could have "chilled" artists in their musical creation. Experts fear a form of "paranoia" that would develop among musicians terrified of copying each other. The plaintiffs were heirs of Ed Townsend, an American musician and producer who co-wrote the song Let's Get It On.

Ed Sheeran has won a lawsuit that accused him of plagiarising Marvin Gaye’s classic song Let’s Get It On for his Grammy Award-winning single Thinking Out Loud.

The British musician spoke outside court in New York following the verdict.

Ed Sheeran has won a US lawsuit which alleged he copied another artist’s work following a two-week trial in New York.The global superstar faced similar claims of copyright infringement last year at the High Court in London, but he emerged victoriou...

As the jury read their verdict, Ed Sheeran briefly put his hands over his face in relief before standing and hugging his lawyer.