Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed's Thinking Out Loud

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The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid to revive a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing pop star Ed Sheeran of unlawfully copying from the late singer Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit song "Thinking Out Loud."

The justices declined to hear an appeal by Structured Asset Sales, a company owned by investment banker David Pullman that has a copyright interest in Gaye's song, of a judge's decision to dismiss the case. The company had sued Sheeran, his record label Warner Music (WMG.O), opens new tab and music publisher Sony Music Publishing (6758.T), opens new tab, seeking monetary damages over alleged similarities between the two songs.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-supreme-court-rejects-bid-revive-copyright-suit-over-ed-sheeran-hit-thinking-2025-06-16/

[spookytanooki 1,899]

Im so tired of hearing about Marvin Gaye's estate suing other artists. Like, chill. 

What's next? They sue the gays for using his last name? DURING PRIDE MONTH? That's homophobic.

[Flareon Voyager 379]

1 minute ago, spookytanooki said:

Im so tired of hearing about Marvin Gaye's estate suing other artists. Like, chill. 

What's next? They sue the gays for using his last name? DURING PRIDE MONTH? That's homophobic.

Idk about the Ed situation, but the major win they had against Pharrell was 100% warranted. 

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5 minutes ago, spookytanooki said:

Im so tired of hearing about Marvin Gaye's estate suing other artists. Like, chill. 

What's next? They sue the gays for using his last name? DURING PRIDE MONTH? That's homophobic.

They think they own the most simple and widely-used chord progressions. It wouldn't surprise me.

[spookytanooki 1,899]

4 minutes ago, Flareon Voyager said:

Idk about the Ed situation, but the major win they had against Pharrell was 100% warranted. 

Totally agree!! But I feel like they're constantly grasping at straws to make bank off of the work of a long-dead man

[BornAsUnic0rn 2,245]

8 minutes ago, Flareon Voyager said:

Idk about the Ed situation, but the major win they had against Pharrell was 100% warranted. 

That‘s it. That was warranted, but there have to be some boundaries.

That Dark Horse case with that Christian rapper opened a dangerous path and that case wasn‘t.