Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Trial
etcanada.comA verdict has been reached in Ed Sheeran‘s copyright trial. On Thursday, a New York City jury found that the 32-year-old singer did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit, “Let’s Get It On,” on his 2014 song, “Thinking Out Loud.” “I feel like the truth was heard and the truth was believed,” Sheeran told People in a statement. “It’s nice that we can both move on with our lives now — it’s sad that it had to come to this.” The decision came one day after lawyers delivered their closing arguments.
During Ilene Farkas’ closing statement, the lawyer, who represented Sheeran in the trial, focused on independent creation, common elements, and combination of elements.
Meanwhile, in plaintiff attorney Keisha Rice’s closing statement, she claimed that Sheeran was trying to use his celebrity to overpower the jury.
Additionally, she alleged that Sheeran saying on the stand that he’d quit music if he were to lose the case was a threat that he used in hopes of influencing the jury.
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