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The Supreme Court has rejected a copyright suit alleging that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 deed opus "Thinking Out Loud" copied euphony chords from Marvin Gaye's 1973 classical "Let's Get It On."
The Supreme Court connected Monday decided not to perceive the lawsuit brought by Structured Asset Sales (SAS), which owns a information of the rights to Gaye’s song. The determination keeps successful spot the little tribunal determination that Sheeran was not liable successful the copyright infringement lawsuit.
SAS, which is owned by concern banker David Pullman, had argued that Sheeran utilized the copyrighted melody, harmony and bushed of Gaye’s "Let's Get It On."
The lawsuit was dismissed successful 2023 aft U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton decided that the philharmonic elements Sheeran was accused of copying were excessively common.
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A assemblage antecedently decided that Ed Sheeran was not liable successful the copyright infringement lawsuit. (Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage, File)
The dismissal followed Sheeran’s triumph successful a abstracted copyright suit implicit the opus that was brought by the household of singer-songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Gaye's song.
"It's devastating to beryllium accused of stealing idiosyncratic else's opus erstwhile we've enactment truthful overmuch enactment into our livelihoods," Sheeran said extracurricular the courthouse pursuing that verdict.
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SAS appealed Stanton’s decision, though the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the judge’s determination past year.
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