BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:29:00
Speed was indicative of copying. # oh—i—oh—i—oh—i—oh—i. # i'm in love with your body... #. the star and his co—writers, johnny mcdaid and steve mack, denied ever having heard the song. their lawyer said the speed of the writing only indicated sheeran's genius. the issue of whether sheeran had access to a copy of why was the key to the trial. if he was unaware of mr chokri's song, the similarities in shape of you would be a coincidence, not copyright infringement. on the witness stand it was put to the star that he must have been aware of mr chokri's work because they both had v...