Ed Sheeran Wins Shape of You Copyright Case, Says Baseless Lawsuits Are ‘Damaging Songwriting Industry’

British
singer
and
songwriter
Ed
Sheeran
earlier
this
week
won
a
UK
High
Court
copyright
lawsuit
over
his
2017
hit
song
‘Shape
of
You’.
The
singer
after
his
win
said
that
baseless
copyright
claims
were
damaging
the
music
industry.

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British
performer,
Sami
Chokri
has
accused
Sheeran
of
stealing
the
melody
from
his
2015
song
‘Oh
Why’.
Chokri,
who
performs
under
the
name
Sami
Switch,
claimed
that
the
‘Oh,
I’
melodic
hook
in
Sheeran’s
Shape
of
You
was
“strikingly
similar” to
the
‘Oh,
why’
portion
of
his
own
song.

On
Wednesday
(April
6),
a
judge
ruled
in
Sheeran’s
favour
saying
he
had
not
plagiarized
the
work.
High
Court
Judge
Antony
Zacaroli
concluded
that
Sheeran
“neither
deliberately
nor
subconsciously” copied
a
phrase
from
Oh,
Why
when
writing
his
smash
hit.

Reacting
to
the
win
in
his
case,
Ed
took
to
his
Twitter
account.
In
a
video,
he
said,
“Whilst
we’re
obviously
happy
with
the
result
I
feel
like
claims
like
this
are
way
too
common
now
and
it’s
become
a
culture
where
a
claim
is
made
with
the
idea
that
a
settlement
will
be
cheaper
than
taking
them
to
court,
even
if
there’s
no
basis
for
the
claim.
It’s
really
damaging
to
the
songwriting
industry.”

Take
a
look
at
the
tweet,

Ed’s
been
dealing
with
a
lawsuit
recently
and
he
wanted
to
share
a
few
words
about
it
all

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—
Ed
Sheeran
HQ
(@edsheeran)

April
6,
2022

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During
the
trial,
Sheeran
also
denied
allegations
that
he
“borrows” ideas
from
unknown
songwriters
without
acknowledgement
and
said
that
he
has
always
been
fair
in
crediting
people
who
contribute
to
his
albums.

Notably,
‘Shape
of
You’ was
the
UK’s
best-selling
song
of
2017
and
is
Spotify’s
most-streamed
song
ever.
The
singer
has
previously
won
four
Grammy
awards,
including
Best
Pop
Vocal
Album
for
the
2017
release
of
÷
(Divide)
and
Song
of
the
Year
for
‘Thinking
Out
Loud’,
of
the
album
x.