Ed Sheeran to appear in court for `Thinking Out Loud` copyright lawsuit – Moviesapple

The `Shape of You` hitmaker Ed Sheeran is expected to take to the stand in a case which claims his `Thinking Out Loud` tune infringes a copyright. The hit 2014 tune rocketed to

number one in the UK charts - but there are claims it violates the copyright of the Marvin Gaye classic `Let`s Get It On`, reports `Mirror.co.uk`. The opening statements and jury

selection is now to begin in a case in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye`s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, claim Ed`s song has "striking similarities" to the soul classic.

The case was initially filed in 2017 and is now expected to last a week as the fight takes place in the Manhattan federal courtroom. Also Read: Al Pacino says he `gave Harrison

Ford a career` after turning down iconic role As per `Mirror.co.uk`, `Let`s Get It On` has been a sensation since its release 50 years ago, garnering hundreds of millions of

streams, spins and radio plays over the decades. Ed's tune won a Grammy for song of the year, and is a much more marital take on love and sex than that in question. Both of the

tunes are expected to be played to the jury on numerous occasions but it`s thought the lyrics would be legally insignificant. This story has been sourced from a third party

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