Ed Sheeran’s copyright battle: What his court case win means for songwriters in future

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Ed Sheeran’s copyright battle: What his court case win means for songwriters in future

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Ed Sheeran (at right) performing with Coldplay in a London concert in 2021 [Image: Raph PH on Wikipedia Conmmons cc by 2.0]

Adam Behr discusses English songwriter Ed Sheeran’s recent plagiarism court case and the wider implications of copyright versus the creative process

Ed Sheeran came out swinging in his statement after a New York court found in his favour recently over a claim that his 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud”