Ed Sheeran has won the copyright trial against songwriters who claimed that he copied one of their tracks.
Sheeran and his co-writers had been accused of plagiarising Sami Switch’s ‘Oh Why’ song which was released 7 years ago when ‘Shape Of You’ dropped 2 years later in 2015.
Ed posted a video statement to let his fans know that “baseless” copyright claims were “damaging” to the songwriting industry.
Watch the video below:
Ed’s been dealing with a lawsuit recently and he wanted to share a few words about it all pic.twitter.com/hnKm7VFcor
— Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) April 6, 2022
The judge noted that “similarities” between the ‘Oh Why’ hook and the ‘Oh I’ phrase are there, however, “compelling evidence” was handed over to the High Court to show that ‘Shape Of You’ was inspired by other sources.
British songwriter, @edsheeran has won a U.K. copyright battle over the 2017 hit “Shape of You.”
There were allegations that the 2017 song copied part of 2015′s “Oh Why” by Sami Switch.
Here are the two songs👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Do you think they sound similar? pic.twitter.com/ERYqPn1Dj7
— CableLifestyle (@CableLifestyle) April 6, 2022
Sheeran also admitted that he never heard Sami Switch’s track.
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