Photo: Ed Sheeran | By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press | A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye’s co-writer of the song “Let’s Get It On” told jurors at the start of a civil trial Tuesday that he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic.
Attorney Ben Crump, representing heirs of Ed Townsend, said in his opening statement that the English pop star merged the two songs in concert and jurors will get to see it.
He said merging the song was tantamount to “a confession.”
“We have a smoking gun,” he said of the concert footage showing Sheeran flipping between the two songs.
Crump said the case was about “giving credit where credit is due.”
Sheeran, 32, looked on as his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, insisted that Sheeran and a cowriter, Amy Wadge, wrote their song independently and did not steal from Townsend and Gaye.
She said they “created this heartfelt song without copying ‘Let’s Get It On.’”
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Did Ed Sheeran Hit Steal Marvin Gaye Classic? Trial to Tell
Jury selection and opening statements began Monday in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.”
The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, sued Sheeran, alleging the English pop star’s 2014 hit tune has “striking similarities” to “Let’s Get It On” and “overt common elements” that violate their copyright.
The two songs were released decades apart, but some say they sound seamless when paired together.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-sheeran-marvin-gaye-copyright-trial/
Photo: Ed Sheeran
Lawyer Claims There Is ‘Smoking Gun Proof’ Ed Sheeran Copied Song // Did Ed Sheeran Hit Steal Marvin Gaye Classic? Trial to Tell
