Ed Sheeran Sued Again Over ‘Thinking Out Loud’ — This Time for $100 Million

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1 hour ago, Gretchen said:

No no, I meant these Ed songs

Really? I thought everyone by mow knew “Thinking Out Loud.” He even won a Grammy for it.

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Gaga her curse is back. 

[Galagala 4,617]

1 hour ago, PussyGlam said:

Matt Cardle may not be very popular since his XFactor win but it's obvious that Ed Sheeran and his song writing team copied one of his songs. It's too similar for it to be coincidental. 

oh that is really obvious!

[mister max 18,480]

Lowkey hear it Im 

[Galagala 4,617]

I cant stand him at all.

[Alexander Blue 1,335]

Ed = sued

Gays = happy

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Photograph: James Gourley/Rex/Shutterstock

Ed Sheeran has been sued for a second time over allegations that his song Thinking Out Loud rips off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On.

A company called Structured Asset Sales, which owns part of the copyright of Gaye’s song, is suing Sheeran for $100m (£76.4m), alleging that his 2014 single copies “the melody, rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass line, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping” of Gaye’s 1973 hit.

Structured Asset Sales was founded by the investment banker David Pullman, who in the late 1990s invited musicians to sell off their future income in exchange for money upfront. David Bowie, James Brown and the Isley Brothers were among his clients.

Pullman claims to have done a deal with the son of Gaye’s late co-writer, Ed Townsend Jr, and says he owns a part of the song and therefore a stake in the litigation, reports the Hollywood Reporter. A judge rejected its initial motion for intervention on 11 June. Structured Asset Sales then filed a fresh lawsuit repeating the claim of copyright infringement.

Defendants listed in the new claim include Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Atlantic Records and co-writer Amy Padge. The Guardian has contacted Atlantic for comment.

[Mirages 20,259]

Well isn't this shaping up to be a great year for Mr. Sheeran? 

[Luke78619 23,393]

I don't hear how Shape of You sounds like No Scrubs lol

[Mirages 20,259]

21 minutes ago, monster78619 said:

I don't hear how Shape of You sounds like No Scrubs lol

There are literally the same chords 

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good

[Luke78619 23,393]

1 hour ago, Mirages said:

There are literally the same chords 

I still don't hear it  

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2 hours ago, monster78619 said:

I don't hear how Shape of You sounds like No Scrubs lol

omg they are literally the same.

 

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11 hours ago, Gohan said:

Sia should've had sued him for Shape Of You tho

I know right, too bad he befriended her. 

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but, like, his net worth is 37M https://www.forbes.com/profile/ed-sheeran/

is he going to be able to pay for this? or does the label pay?

i'm starting to actually feel bad for the guy