Ed Sheeran is reportedly being sued by the estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," on the basis that Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" contains similarities that verge on duplication. Sheehan, 25, is also facing a lawsuit over his song "Photograph" and its supposed "striking similarities" to another song by songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard. If Sheeran can take any solace in his legal troubles this summer, it's that he's hardly the first musician to be sued for copyright infringement. Below, some of the more famous cases from the past decade. Led Zeppelin vs.
- 8/10/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran is reportedly being sued by the estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," on the basis that Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" contains similarities that verge on duplication. Sheehan, 25, is also facing a lawsuit over his song "Photograph" and its supposed "striking similarities" to another song by songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard. If Sheeran can take any solace in his legal troubles this summer, it's that he's hardly the first musician to be sued for copyright infringement. Below, some of the more famous cases from the past decade. Led Zeppelin vs.
- 8/10/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Has Ed Sheeran found himself in hot water over his 2014 single "Thinking Out Loud,"? The British singer is being sued by the family of Ed Townsend - co-writer of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" - who have accused Sheeran, 25, of stealing the melody, harmony, and rhythm composition of Gaye's 1973 hit, TMZ reports. A rep for Sheeran did not immediately respond to People's request for comment. Townsend's family weren't the only ones to allege similarities between the songs. Recently, during their 25th anniversary show in New Jersey, boyband Boyz II Men pointed out the apparent likeness between the tracks...
- 8/10/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20 million by a songwriting duo that claims that “Photograph” bears a striking resemblance to a song they wrote together. Ed Sheeran Lawsuit Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard filed the $20 million copyright lawsuit in Los Angeles Wednesday. In the lawsuit, Harrington and Leonard claim that “Photograph” rips off […]
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- 6/9/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
Two songwriters have sued Ed Sheeran for more than $20 million, claiming that the British singer's hit song "Photograph" bears a "striking similarity" to a song they penned for a onetime winner of The X Factor, according to multiple reports. Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Wednesday, alleging Sheeran's hit sounds suspiciously similar to a 2012 song released by British singer Matt Cardle, who won the seventh season of X Factor. They're seeking a jury trial and damages in excess of $20 million, as well as royalties from the song. According to Harrington and Leonard, the chorus...
- 6/9/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
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