A minority shareholder of a song by Marvin Gaye tried incessantly to sue Sheeran for alleged similarities between the singer’s hit and ‘Let’s get it on’
Despite the appeal of one of the people who accuse Ed Sheeran copy “Let’s get it on”from Marvin Gayethe Supreme Court will not judge the case of copyright involving success “Thinking Out Loud”. On Monday, the Superior Court refused to analyze the action that claimed that Sheeran infringed the copyright of the song of Gaye.
“No reasonable jury could conclude that the two songs, considered in their entirety, are substantially similar, given their different melodies and lyrics,” wrote the judge Michael Parkof the Court of Appeals of the second circuit of the US, according to the Uses today.
Last November, this same court ruled that Sheeran did not violate the copyright of Gayestating that the songs share only the “fundamental blocks of musical construction”. The original process, filed by the company STRUTURED ASSET SALESwhich has a small participation in the music of Gayeargued that Sheeran would have copied a chord progression and the rhythm of “Let’s get it on”.
“We are pleased that the second circuit agreed with the judge Stanton what Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge did not violate ‘Let’s get it on’ When creating ‘Thinking Out Loud’”Said the lawyer Sheeran, Donald Zakarian, Rolling Stone in November. “This decision is consistent with the jury verdict that rejected any allegation of infringement in the case Griffinwhen concluding that Ed and Amy created ‘Thinking Out Loud’ independently. ”
Although Monday’s decision ends this process against Ed Sheerananother case moved by STRUTURED ASSET SALES (SAS) can still advance in the Federal Court. This second action tries to sue Sheeran based on a recorded and detailed version of Marvin Gayewhose progress was suspended in the judiciary.
“The US Supreme Court was aware of this and understands that the case will move on, and may well return to the Supreme Court at another time,” he said David Pullmanresponsible for SAS, Billboard.
In a separate statement, Zakarian expressed agreement with the decision taken by the court on Monday and criticized the attempt of SAS to open a second process. “ [Pullman] It really believed that the second process he entered is so convincing – which is not – he would not have spent the last two years insisting on his first failed case, ”he said Zakarian.
This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Tomás Mier on June 16, 2025 and can be checked here.
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Source: Rollingstone
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