“In this case, we have a smoking gun: Mr. Ed Sheeran himself in concert merged ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and ‘Let’s Get it On,’” lawyer Ben Crump said.
Kathryn Griffin Townsend , daughter of composer Ed Townsend, arrives for Sheeran’s copyright infringement trial.“[From] Buddy Holly to The Beach Boys to The Beegees to Elton John… have used this chord progression before Ed Townsend,” Farkas said, arguing that the chord progression was taught in basic how-to-play piano books, including one published in 1967– six years before Gaye’s R&B hit.
She also took a jab at Townsend’s daughter, Kathryn Townsend Griffin, accusing her of “trying to monopolize” off Sheeran’s hit song. The jury must decide whether the “Shape of You” singer should be held liable for copyright infringement.
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