Looks like Ed Sheeran won’t be leaving the music industry in disgust after all. The Galway Girl singer has been fighting a lawsuit for years now from a company called Structured Asset Sales, who had purchased the rights to the Marvin Gaye track Let’s Get It On.
They claimed copyright infringement, arguing the megahit Thinking Out Loud had legally crossed the line in similarity to the R&B classic.
On Tuesday, Sheeran took the stand, declaring if he lost the case he would cease putting out music altogether: It wasn’t the money, he explained, but the offense at the implication he had stolen the song he wrote with Amy Wadge: On Thursday morning, after hearing experts on both sides, after hearing Teddy’s testimony, the jury finally got to decide.
In just three hours of deliberation, they came back with their unanimous verdict: Sheeran and Wadge were not liable. Related: Donald Trump Defends ‘Grab ‘Em By The P***y’ Tape In Trial Deposition After the verdict was read, per People, Ed embraced his wife, Cherry Seaborn.
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