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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.

Settled

Right Said Fred vs Taylor Swift

Rolling Stone Magazine reported in August 2017 that Right Said Fred had settled terms with Taylor Swift for using elements of their song I'm Too Sexy in her new song Look What You Made Me Do.

Decided

Coffey vs Warner Chappell Music Ltd, Warner Music UK Ltd and EMI Publishing Ltd

The most recent copyright infringement case to come to trial in the UK is also the most baffling. The composer Elizabeth Coffey wrote a song called Forever After between 1995 and 1996. It was recorded and released by a musician called Peter Twomey. ...


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