Ed Sheeran allegedly copied Marvin Gaye classic

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran faces a trial in court over claims he 1._______________ copied the Marvin Gaye classic from 1972 “Let’s Get It On”. Sheeran is up against an American jury on accusations that his 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud” is 2._______________ a copy of the famous R&B hit.

The lawsuit was started by the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the song with Gaye. Townsend’s family allege that Sheeran 3._______________ based his composition on the chord progression and the chord harmony of “Let’s Get It On”. They claim that these two parts of the song, when played 4._______________ together, are 5._______________ Gaye’s intellectual property (IP). They demand a $100 million settlement.

Sheeran’s legal team 6._______________ acknowledged the similarities of the two songs privately, but they have proposed that the musical parts are common and cannot be copyright. Sheeran has publicly acted 7._______________ of these lawsuits in the past, saying that 8._______________ it is “bound to happen if 60,000 songs are being released every day on Spotify”.

Not all attorneys and lawyers agree with Sheeran, however. A civil rights attorney, Ben Crump, says Sheeran took the IP from a black artist whom he “doesn’t feel as worthy as compensation”. Music and entertainment lawyer Charlie Sanders adds that even if Sheeran copied it 9._______________, it is still plagiarism. But he says the music industry’s business model is 10._______________ to blame. He says musicians are issuing lawsuits more often now due to earning less income as a result of streaming music.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran faces a 1._______________ in court over claims he allegedly copied the Marvin Gaye classic from 1972 “Let’s Get It On”. Sheeran is up against an American jury on 2._______________ that his 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud” is undoubtably a copy of the famous R&B hit.

The lawsuit was started by the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the song with Gaye. Townsend’s family allege that Sheeran blatantly based his 3._______________ on the chord progression and the chord 4._______________ of “Let’s Get It On”. They claim that these two parts of the song, when played seamlessly together, are exclusively Gaye’s intellectual property (IP). They demand a $100 million 5._______________.

Sheeran’s legal team supposedly 6._______________ the similarities of the two songs privately, but they have 7._______________ that the musical parts are common and cannot be 8._______________. Sheeran has publicly acted dismissively of these lawsuits in the past, saying that coincidentally it is “bound to happen if 60,000 songs are being released every day on Spotify”.

Not all attorneys and lawyers agree with Sheeran, however. A civil rights attorney, Ben Crump, says Sheeran took the IP from a black artist whom he “doesn’t feel as worthy as compensation”. Music and entertainment lawyer Charlie Sanders adds that even if Sheeran copied it subconsciously, it is still plagiarism. But he says the music industry’s business model is partially to blame. He says musicians are 9._______________ lawsuits more often now due to earning less income as a result of 10._______________ music.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran faces a 1._______________ in court over claims he allegedly copied the Marvin Gaye classic from 1972 “Let’s Get It On”. Sheeran is up against an American jury on 2._______________ that his 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud” is 3._______________ a copy of the famous R&B hit.

The 4._______________ was started by the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the song with Gaye. Townsend’s family allege that Sheeran blatantly based his 5._______________ on the chord progression and the chord 6._______________ of “Let’s Get It On”. They claim that these two parts of the song, when played seamlessly together, are 7._______________ Gaye’s intellectual property (IP). They demand a $100 million 8._______________.

Sheeran’s legal team supposedly 9._______________ the similarities of the two songs privately, but they have 10._______________ that the musical parts are common and cannot be 11._______________. Sheeran has publicly acted dismissively of these lawsuits in the past, saying that coincidentally it is “bound to happen if 60,000 songs are being released every day on Spotify”.

Not all attorneys and lawyers agree with Sheeran, however. A 12._______________ rights attorney, Ben Crump, says Sheeran took the IP from a black artist whom he “doesn’t feel as worthy as compensation”. Music and entertainment lawyer Charlie Sanders adds that even if Sheeran copied it subconsciously, it is still plagiarism. But he says the music industry’s business model is 13._______________ to blame. He says musicians are 14._______________ lawsuits more often now due to earning less income as a result of 15._______________ music.