Ed Sheeran will be facing another copyright trial in court

British singer Ed Sheeran will be appearing before a court of law to defend himself against the accusation that he copied Marvin Gaye on his global smash hit ‘Thinking Out Loud.

Ed Sheeran has been told by a Federal Judge that he must face trial over accusations that he copied Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit single, ‘Let’s Get It On’ on his 2014 single ‘Thinking Out Loud’.

Ed Sheeran had applied to the court asking that the copyright claims be struck out for being “baseless” and “way too common”.

In a judgment delivered on Thursday, 29th September 2022, US District Judge Louis Stanton declared that a jury will have to determine the level of similarity between both songs after a disagreement between musical experts on both sides of the lawsuit.

Singer accused of copying his 2014 hit song Thinking Out Loud from 1973 Marvin Gaye trackEd Sheeran will stand trial in the US over claims he copied his hit 2014 song Thinking Out Loud from Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On, after a federal judge rejected the pop star’s efforts to toss out the long-running copyright case.Sheeran’s lawyers had argued that the lawsuit was invalid because the elements that were similar in the two songs were not unique enough to be covered by copyright in the first place. They cited a number of other songs, including The Temptations’ Since I Lost My Baby, as examples of tracks with similar elements.

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been accused of plagiarism and will have to appear in court over claims that he copied his 2014 smash hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ from Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic ‘Let’s Get It On’. Last Thursday, a Stanton judge said Sheeran must face trial in the United States. The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed in 2018,

Ed Sheeran can’t seem to catch a break from facing copyright lawsuits, with a new report claiming that the British singer has been ordered to stand trial over accusations that he copied Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On” song for his own 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

Sheeran’s legal team had previously filed a motion to have the case dismissed, but U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton denied the request, saying that a jury will get to decide whether the two songs in question are identical.Interestingly enough, the copyright lawsuit was not filed by Gaye’s family but by an investment banker named David Pullman, alongside a firm called Structured Asset Sales, who own parts of the estate by Ed Townsend, who helped co-write and produce the 1973 track.

The two parties are said to be seeking $100 million in damages, asserting that they believe Sheeran and co-writer Amy Wadge undoubtedly “copied and exploited” Gaye’s song without credit or authorization.Yeah, I’m not so sure Ed Sheeran gets away with this Marvin Gaye ‘Let’s Get It On’ ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copyright lawsuit…This won’t help Ed’s case, for sure

In court documents, it’s claimed that the similarities are heard “but not limited to” the melody, drums, harmonies, backing chorus, bass line, syncopation, looping, and tempo. Judge Stanton further ruled that jurors will get to decide whether concert revenue should also be taken into consideration, given that “Thinking Out Loud” was included in most of the set lists for his tours.

It remains one of Sheeran’s best-selling songs, shifting 6 million units in the U.S. and amassing over 3.5 billion views on YouTube.

Back in March, the father of two was caught up in another lawsuit filed by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donohue, who believed that he had ripped off their 2015 song “Oh Why” for “Shape Of You.” Fortunately for Sheeran, a High Court judge in London said that Sheeran and his co-writers John mcDais and Steven McCutcheon “neither deliberately nor subconsciously” plagiarized the song, having awarded the trio just over a million dollars in legal costs.I’m surprised Marvin Gaye family aint get ed sheeran stealin ass..That baseline is definitely from I wanna get it on..— Uno Out..Mamba4Ever (@NEHeartBreakKid) September 24, 2022RELATED: Jamal Edwards, YouTuber And Pioneering Music Entrepreneur Who Helped Launch The Careers Of Artists Like Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, & Skepta, Dies At 31Following the ruling, Sheeran took to Instagram and wrote, “I hope that this ruling means in the future baseless claims like this can be avoided.

This really does have to end.”He continued: “It’s really damaging to the songwriting industry. There’s only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music. Coincidence is bound to happen if 60,000 songs are being released every day on Spotify.

That’s 22 million songs a year, and there’s only 12 notes that are available.”The post Ed Sheeran Ordered To Stand Trial Over Copyright Accusations That He Stole Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ appeared first on Hollywood Unlocked .