Ed Sheeran case updates
Ed Sheeran has featured in two high-profile claims that were decided in the UK and US respectively in 2022 and 2023.
EMI Publishing Limited vs Universal Music Publishing Limited/Sony Music Publishing Limited
It was reported in January 2015 that the publishers of Sam Smith's hit Stay With Me had agreed a 25% share of royalties to Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and their publishers on account of its similarity to Tom Petty's 1989 single I Won't Back Down. The case ...
Malmstedt vs EMI Records and Per Gessle
Swedish composer Stephan Malmstedt brought an action against EMI Records in 2002 after hearing Roxette’s song Sleeping In My Car, which he considered infringed the copyright in his own song Jenny and I. The song Sleeping In My Car was the first ...
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SimonA • 18 Jul 2017 • 0 replies
BBC article on the threat of a copyright infringement case stifling creativity
Interesting article on the BBC site 12 July 2017: Is the threat of a copyright infringement stifling music http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40560477 I'm not ...
robkerr • 6 Jul 2017 • 0 replies
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