(Corrects paragraph 6 to say that decision was published on Tuesday)By Blake Brittain:British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on Tuesday defeated a second copyright lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan over similarities between his hit 'Thinking Out Loud' and Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On.'U.S.
:British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on Tuesday defeated a second copyright lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan over similarities between his hit"Thinking Out Loud" and Marvin Gaye's"Let's Get It On."
Structured Asset Sales is owned by investment banker and"Bowie Bonds" creator David Pullman, and it owns part of Townsend's interest in"Let's Get It On." It sued Sheeran, his label Warner Music Group and his music publisher Sony Music Publishing in 2018 after Townsend's heirs filed their lawsuit. Sheeran's attorney Ilene Farkas called the decision"an important victory not only for Ed" and collaborator Amy Wadge,"but for all songwriters and consumers of music."
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