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4 January 2019Copyright

Jury will decide Marvin Gaye copyright claims against Ed Sheeran

A US judge has rejected Ed Sheeran’s request to dismiss a lawsuit which accuses him of copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On”.

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