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.
Harrington, Leonard and HaloSongs vs Sheeran, McDaid and others
In what has erroneously been referred to as "Cardle v Sheeran", in fact it was two of Matt Cardle's co-writers that brought an action in June 2016 against Ed Sheeran, his co-writer Johnny McDaid, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Music Group and ...
Francis Day and Hunter vs Sydney Bron
A significant case in UK music copyright law was brought by music publishers Francis Day & Hunter (hereafter FDH). It was the first time that plagiarism of an original musical work had been considered, and the law reports provide a valuable amount of ...
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