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6 April 2022CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Ed Sheeran wins ‘Shape of You’ copyright case

Singer Ed Sheeran has prevailed in a major copyright dispute over his 2017 chart topper “Shape of You” at the High Court of England and Wales.

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