Ed Sheeran wagi sa copyright trial para sa kaniyang hit na ‘Shape of You’

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran leaves from the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, on March 8, 2022 after attending the second day of a copyright trial over allegations that his hit song “Shape of You” has similarities to a song written by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue. “Shape of You”, released 2017, was a huge hit for British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, 31, and remains the most streamed-song ever on Spotify, with more than three billion streams. It won Sheeran a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance. Ed Sheeran is credit on the track alongside with Johnny McDaid and other people.
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Iginawad ng isang hukom sa mataas na hukuman ng London kay Ed Sheeran at kapwa songwriters nito, ang higit sa £900,000 bilang legal costs makaraang manalo sa isang copyright trial kaugnay ng kaniyang hit song na “Shape of You.”

Ang 31-taong-gulang na si Sheeran ay kinasuhan sa korte at inakusahan ng pagkopya ng isang parirala mula sa British grime track na “Oh Why” noong isinusulat ang awiting naging isang worldwide hit.

Subali’t ipinasya ni judge Antony Zacaroli noong Abril ngayong taon, makalipas ang 11-araw na paglilitis na walang ginawang pangongopya si Sheeran, sinadya man ito o hindi.

Nitong Miyerkoles, sinabi ng hukom na dapat bayaran ng mga nag-aakusa na sina Sami Chokri at Ross O’Donoghue ang legal costs.

Ipinag-utos niya ang pagbabayad ng £916,200 ($1.1 million) kay Sheeran.

Malugod namang tinanggap ng singer ang pasya nguni’t sinabing ang “walang basehang” copyright claim ay nakasisira sa “songwriting industry.”

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