The singer used his guitar to show the judges the similarities in the chords of several songs, but this does not constitute plagiarism
PA – Ed Sheeran said Monday he is getting encouragement during his copyright trial from other artists who also fear being sued – he fights allegations that he copied material from Let’s do itIn Marvin Gayein alleged plagiarism of his song Think out loud.
The British singer has offered to witty defense and lots of guitar singing during a second day on the witness stand after being called by his lawyer to answer questions in a trial in which he is accused of copyright infringement on the 1973 soul classic Gaye created with fellow songwriter Ed Townsend.
Sheeran he said he has received support from other singers since the trial began last week because they share his concerns about litigation stemming from his songwriting. She didn’t name names, but said they’re grateful she’s standing up to what all songwriters see as a threat to their work.
“When you write songs, someone comes after you,” he said. Sheeran. The trial, now in its second week, stems from a lawsuit brought by the heirs of townend several years ago. They seek unspecified damage.
In a statement last week, Townsend’s attorney, Ben Crumphe said there is a clip from a concert in Zurich where Sheeran can be heard performing on stage Let’s do it like the alleged music with plagiarism, Think out loud. To him, this amounted to “smoking gun” evidence that Sheeran was infringing copyright.
Sheeran’s attorney, Ilene Farkashe rebutted the charge, providing the jury with a mini concert by his client, who happily grabbed a guitar from behind his chair whenever she asked him to demonstrate how he could switch between his music and someone else’s – a known practice as “mashups“.
He said he used mashups to “spic it up a bit” during shows, often choosing songs that used similar chords.
“If it’s a love song, you can mix it with another love song,” said Sheeran, suggesting that the version of Elvis Presley In I can’t help but fall in love or the version of WhitneyHouston In I will Always Love Youwritten by Dolly Partonwould fit well with Think out loud.
At one point, Farkas asked his client if he had copied anything from him Let’s do it when he wrote his song. “No,” she said.
Sheeran has expressed his admiration for Van Morrison, calling the Northern Irish singer “one of the most important influences in my life”. According to him, the label of him even referred to Think out loud as “the music of Van Morrison”.
the good mood of Sheeran he nearly disappeared when he faced cross-examination when attorney Patrick Frank asked about the testimony of an expert music witness. “To be honest, I think what he’s doing here is criminal,” the singer said.
Sheeran he didn’t hide how irritating it was to be pushed into a chair in the courtroom.
The singer said he couldn’t believe someone would hear one of his songs and then “put it down saying I stole it.” He added, “I find that really offensive.”
Source: Terra
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