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Supreme Court declines to hear copyright appeal that alleged Ed Sheeran copied Marvin Gaye song


The Supreme Court declined to hear a copyright case against Ed Sheeran over his song “Thinking Out Loud”

In a related case, a jury in 2023 concluded that Sheeran’s number, which won a Grammy in 2016, did not infringe on the copyright that was originally registered in 1973.By declining to hear the appeal, the Supreme Court left in place a decision from the New York-based 2nd U.S. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a copyright suit against pop star Ed Sheeran filed by a company that alleged his smash single “Thinking Out Loud” copied the classic Marvin Gaye song “Let’s Get It On.” The suit before the high court was filed by a company called Structured Asset Sales, which owned a one-ninth interest in the royalties from “Let’s Get It On,” Gaye’s iconic Motown song.

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