14 October 2022FeaturesCopyrightCarl Steele and Chris Fotheringham

Ed Sheeran's US copyright woes: A UK perspective

Ed Sheeran will stand trial before a jury in a Manhattan court over claims that he has committed copyright infringement because he “copied and exploited” parts of Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get It On” when writing his own song “Thinking Out Loud”.

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