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.
Burruss, Cottle and Briggs vs Sheeran, Mac and McDaid
Although no legal action was ever reported in this case, news stories began to surface in January 2017 observing a similarity between the chorus of Ed Sheeran's single Shape Of You with TLC's 1999 hit No Scrubs, a UK number three and US number one. ...
Rose vs Hewson / Evans / Clayton / Mullen Jr
English musician and songwriter wrote and released his song Nae Slappin' on a 1992 album called Homework. The song was originally written in 1989 and a demo recording was sent to Island Records. U2 recorded their song The Fly in 1990, completing it ...
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Liam Payne ft. Quavo vs. Shaggy ft. Rikrok
Listening to the radio yesterday, I couldn't help but feel sorry for people like Ed Sheeran. Imagine being him, getting in the car to drive to your lawyer's office to tie ...
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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