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Can you imagine how many more artists would be sued over chord progressions if Ed had lost this one, lawsuits would be getting thrown all throughout the music industry, and young new artists would not be able to create new music any more.
Tying up the courts with chords from songs!!! when actual real cases need to be heard!! Democratic run states justice fails…" especially" NY
It's a shame this man had to spend months here for court while missing his grandmothers services in Ireland just so he could prove he writes music and doesn't rip it off. His statement is nothing but facts and truth….most music out there share the same chords etc….it's called building blocks of a song. The Townsend family should have to pay Ed's legal fee's !
Ed is a copycat!!!
I have so much respect and admiration for Ed Sheeran. This speech was everything most of us thought all through this process. Good on him for putting it out there.
One can't even succeed or do what they love peacefully without someone looking to capitalise on them.
There are 180 comments on this video, almost all expressing support for Sheeran. That may seem like a lot, but it's really a tiny crowd of Sheeran supporters from around the world who felt adamantly enough about this to comment.
I am in no way a supporter or fan of Ed Sheeran. I have always found him and his music fairly obnoxious, unoriginal, and devoid of much substance. He is like a male Taylor Swift….both plunder other artists hard work in order to make meaningless pop songs that lack "soul."
There is absolutely no question that Marvin Gaye's song was the primary building block for Sheeran's. Anyone who claims otherwise is either in denial or ignorant about music and songwriting.
Gaye's estate was well within their rights to demand compensation. A fair outcome might have been to award them 20 percent of the royalties (at least).
This was not a fair outcome. Oh well.
As usual, Sheeran showed himself to be the same self-interested individual as always in his prepared "statement", in which he tried to deflect blame and garner sympathy over a situation which was no one's fault but his own. He even brought his dead grandmother into the equation, as if clutching at any straw of credibility he could to distract from the embarrassing situation at hand, which was, in truth, all his doing. Not surprisingly, his statement also sounded way too much like a victory lap, given the circumstances. Instead of acknowledging his musical debt to the plaintiff, which any thoughtful, conscientious musician would have done long ago, he claimed there were "no similarities" between the two songs (!) and essentially doubled down on the idea that he should be able to profit by appropriating more talented people's work wholesale, because in truth he lacks originality.
The Rolling Stones acknowledge their debt to Robert Johnson. The Beatles, to Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry. But not Sheeran. According to his statement, his song bears "no similarity" to Marvin Gaye….
A simple listen to the two songs proves what a superficial, anti-musical claim that is, coming from an "artist" who makes similarly shallow, disposable music.
This statement are words he could have used to write another song and he used it for a statement that never should have happened. Crazy people
It's obvious as……nothing is sacred anymore….no more talent out there
Were jury members Marvin Gaye fans? Hope so. A full jury of Marvin Gaye fans would KNOW that he DID lift the basic rhythm from the song 'Let's Get It On.' Any fan of Marvin Gaye would know that Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' contains key breaks and elements of Gaye's ' Let's Get It On.' Another sham decision by perhaps a jury which really weren't as familiar as millions of fans who played the song over and over again – so much so – we know this is another rip off of creative talent. Bet they didn't first play Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud," first – then asked 'What song does this sound like?" Had the jury known the song previous to being juror's, then asked that question, if they were all qualified Gaye fans they will have said, without a doubt "Let's Get It On ….by Marvin Gaye.' That — would be justice.
what was the song he copyright ?
Welcome to the litigious BS that is the US
he's clearly right about the chords. it is something thats been used even way before "lets get it on" time. look at jessie J's "price tag" and leona lewis "better in time" are the not similiar in someway yet complete different songs.
I hate false copyright claims. even as a small creator on youtube singing a song in a horrific way. i get claimed.
And this false copyright claim had caused ed sheeran missing his grandmother funeral. that's something that money can't buy back.
i do feel there needs to be some experts to really deal with these copyrights. so we can end of these false claimers.
Rip to eds grandmother
I'm a NYC teacher and I often do my work in coffee shops around the Brooklyn area where this song is played – I immediately thought of Marvin Gaye when I heard Ed Sheeran's song. I remember it like yesterday because I said it to myself, "He copied Marvin Gaye."
What a ridiculous lawsuit, did the family pay his legal expenses then?
Badass
He should counter sue
🤔 So he did not even write his own statement? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wonder if they did an agreement out of court?
The people involved in this frivolous lawsuit should be made to pay back all the court charges and time lost financially. Congratulations to Ed Sheeran!!!
Does this guy just dunk his head in the KFC grease bin every morning?
Gutted
Congratulations Ed We thank God for the victory
Bro said the same thing like 9 times
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Well done Ed, another stupid lawsuit from an American !!!!!
Ugly bird now a thief, but that’s what people been done through the white on black crime. Justice if not here then it belong to God
Thanks for your help information all about us…
He says it's frivolous, but if he was on the other side of it he'd want his day in court.
For anyone who has doubts about this verdict should look for the clip of Axis of Awesome 4 chords songs.
Oh please Ed, just get a descent hair cut and be quiet.
I cant hear his song without thinking of Marvin Gaye's. As a musician he knew it when he wrote it and played it back. Let's get it on is too popular yo not hear the difference and he even admitted the songs sounded similar and has been seen performing a mash ups..