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The Supreme Court won’t hear a copyright case over Ed Sheeran’s 'Thinking Out Loud,' ending a suit claiming it copied Marvin Gaye’s 'Let’s Get It On'
A jury ruled "Thinking Out Loud" doesn't infringe upon "Let's Get It On" — but if the case went the other way, songwriting could've been compromised forever
Multiple experts tell Rolling Stone that Sheeran's win is a positive step for artists and could help slow down the litigious nature of music copyright
A New York City jury found that the singer was not liable for infringing on Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"
While creating "Thinking Out Loud," the singer says the song's producers referred to it as "the Van Morrison tune"
Testimony overshadowed however when the woman suing Sheeran collapses in court
The trial of "Thinking Out Loud" vs. "Let's Get It On" began Tuesday with Sheeran's attorneys claiming he wrote his song "without copying" Gaye
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“Genre doesn’t classify the style of music we listen to — it segregates the artists who make it,” writes the band’s lead singer, whose new show Point of Origin challenges the “white-washed” image of alternative music
