Sometimes, you need to fight for what is rightfully yours. Ed Sheeran generated his iconic song, “Thinking Out Loud,” from his own mind and proudly defended the rights of his original musical creations against Marvin Gaye’s heirs over alleged copyright infringement. In our final takeaway, Catherine Cavella Esq. Speaks of our right to defend our original work. Like other mega-successful artists, Ed Sheeran gets sued Read More

Ed Sheeran has been fighting with Marvin Gaye’s heirs since 2017 over copyright infringement for the deceased 1973 hit song, “Let’s Get It On.” Finally wrapping up in 2023, Sheeran won this court case and cleared his name of all accusations. In IP WORKS LAW’s Takeaway 2, Catherine Cavella Esq. further examines similarities in artists’ work and how the jury determined Ed and his cowriter did not infringe on Marvin Read More

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know a big copyright infringement case just wrapped up, with a jury verdict in favor of British pop star Ed Sheeran. The heirs of Marvin Gaye accused the pop star of copying the music (specifically the chords, rhythm, and melody) of the 1973 hit “Let’s Get It On” in his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud.” The jury disagreed, finding despite the songs’ similarities, Read More