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buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">The lawsuit was introduced on by the household of singer-songwriter Ed Townsend, who allege that the primary 24 seconds of Sheeran's 2014 hit tune "Considering Out Loud" are "just about equivalent" to Marvin Gaye's traditional "Let's Get It On" (a tune Townsend co-wrote).</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And yesterday, throughout the fifth day of the trial, Sheeran took the stand, the place he claimed that the disputed chords utilized in his tune had been a "frequent development," and identified that comparable chords are utilized in a number of different songs.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">In keeping with Individuals, when questioned by his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, about what he would do if the courtroom discovered that "Considering Out Loud" was certainly too much like "Let's Get It On," Sheeran replied, "If that occurs, I am performed, I am stopping."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">He then went on so as to add, "I discover it to be actually insulting. I work actually laborious to be the place I am at."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">So, there you have got it, this case (relying the way it goes) is making Sheeran take into account his future in music.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text " data-module="subbuzz-text"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And when you're , you'll be able to learn extra about landmark copyright tune instances over on the New York Occasions.</span> </h2> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text " data-module="subbuzz-text"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Okay, what do you guys assume, is Sheeran actually going to give up music? Or do you assume this case is simply an enormous stress and this may need been an emotional response?</span> </h2> </div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></main></div></div></body></div> <br>[ad_2] <br><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/ed-sheeran-said-done-with-music-if-loses-copyright-case">Source link </a>