‘Criminal’: Ed Sheeran Slams Musicology Expert in ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Trial

‘Criminal’: Ed Sheeran Slams Musicology Expert in ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Trial

Singer Ed Sheeran returned to the stand and called out the plaintiff’s musicology expert, saying their testimony was “criminal.” Sheeran is being sued for alleged copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” in his song “Thinking Out Loud.” Law&Crime Daily’s Terri Austin breaks down what happened inside the courtroom.

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44 thoughts on “‘Criminal’: Ed Sheeran Slams Musicology Expert in ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Trial

  1. Chords progressions is very very common. There are only 7 major chords, it’s silly to restrict artists to his own chords mix. It’s just plain silly and nonsense. But then again, there’s money in lawsuits so why not sue a grammy winning song using an uncharted forgotten song

  2. A songwriter who uses these common chord progressions is obviously less creative than a songwriter who comes up with something uncommon. Both Marvin Gaye and Ed Sheehan use pretty much the same common chord progression with the same number of beats per chord and similar tempo. These chord progressions form the basis of both songs. The drum beat and basslines are also very similar. So these elements are the pre-made canvas upon which to create you own melody and lyrics. Songwriters who do this are actually writing less (being less creating and doing less creating) than songwriters who choose more unique chord progressions. Take the Mona Lisa, change her hair color and fingernail color change a couple things in the background and there you go. No copyright infringement. Steal without "stealing." Thank you Leonardo for doing the heavy lifting so I can profit.

  3. Litigious greedy hacks trying to squeeze their rent payments from a long dead artist’s beloved repertoire at the cost of anyone else ever writing new music again, because they feel they now own a chord progression -and the idiotic courts side with these parasites.

  4. Having so much money, there was no need for Ed choosing such similar style, instruments or drums, when he could called the best of the best musicians to use the same progression and make it sound unique. Lack of production skillz? Maybe there was an intention of making it sound exactly as Marvin Gayes. That maliciousness is what should be judged, it’s not fair.

  5. Now that he won, I'm curiously as to what that woman has to pay for this crap she put him through. If the songs sound similar to her, she must be deaf😂

  6. Thankfully, there is now precedent which should allow Ed Sheeran to win, or at the very least allow a possible loss by him to be overturned. The win by Led Zeppelin in the lawsuit against them over Stairway to Heaven, means these lawsuits are essentially frivolous and without merit.

  7. Did Bruno Mars sue Miley Cyrus for her hit song flowers? 💀
    Have anyone heard Ava Max being sued for her exact melody song? 💀
    Maroon 5 – Won't go home without you's verse is the same as Every Breath You Take.
    Lana del Rey – Young and beautiful intro vs Jessie J – Laser Light?
    I mean there are lots.

  8. I'm jabbing here, as a musician I have to disqualify myself. I'm not familiar with ED work. I do respect his effort. The social media as done an excellent job of bringing his past to present. Wow. Moreover his history of lifting from other artist, again. I've briefly heard both tunes. The Harmonic structure is the melody is this case. It's identical in sound. The chordal structure is identical, regardless what inversion your playing. I wouldn't hide behind that.

    IMO, this nothing more than a stubborn artist caught..again. All the way down to the syncopated rhythm kick. Adding, maybe there something going on subconsciously, and you inadvertently copy, because it's sounds so familiar. He doesn't even bother to change the key signature. Hence, the easy mash-up. Musician have been sued for less, than what I'm hearing. The added verse is invisible. If anything, this will separate the real artist musician from the k-pop wannabe. No offense to anyone, don't copycat.

  9. Wasn't it stated in court that these cords had been used many times before even Gaye and Townsend even used them in Get It On Song.They have been used many times after..
    So Ed is getting sued for what Gaye and Townsend did many years ago …

  10. if ed stole this song from Townsend, then Townsend stole "for your love" from "earth angel" by the penguins…I really hope the jury has some common sense as almost every single genre of music follows a very similar chord structure, rhythm and melody section.

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