evidence from Sheeran and Mr McDaid by saying the case was “ not about money ” but “ to clear my name

singer and co-writers Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon faced accusations that

. Sheeran and his Shape Of You co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon

Ed Sheeran has won his “ Shape of You ” copyright trial. The singer had been accused of copying parts of his 2017 smash single from Sami Chokri’s 2015 track “ Oh Why ”.... Mr Justice Zacaroli listened to both songs in court, with Chokri and O’Donoghue’s lawyer, Andrew Sutcliffe, telling him they “ sound almost identical ”.... ” In legal documents obtained by The Independent, the judge wrote that while “ there are similarities between the[ ‘Oh Why’] hook and the[ ‘Oh I’] phrase, there are also

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They also claim the rhythm of the tracks’ melodies are “ almost identical ”, their use of instrumentation “ creates a strikingly similar sound and texture ” and the vowel sounds in the chanted tune “ further enhances the similarity in musical sound and texture ”.... Mr Ricigliano, who was instructed by the Shape Of You co-writers’ lawyers but told the court he was “ completely impartial ”, said in a report that he considered the extent of the alleged similarities between the two songs to be “ o

In written arguments, the barrister alleged that Mr Sheeran’s own oral evidence to the trial was “ highly unsatisfactory ”.... If Mr Sheeran has been untruthful about this, the court is entitled to ask why.... He added that Mr Sheeran had allegedly given “ unsatisfactory ” evidence, including over “ denying that he interpolates, references or borrows music from others ”....

Ed Sheeran was allegedly targeted with a “ concerted plan ” to secure his interest in the songwriter who has now accused him of plagiarism.... He also claimed Sheeran’s publishing representatives gave “ short shrift and refused to engage with us at all ” and that efforts to get information over the creation of “ Shape Of You ” were not “ forthcoming ”.... “ The more we tried to obtain this information – which should have been readily available – the more they told us to, in effect, ‘get lost’.

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” and whether he “ makes things up as he goes along ” in song writing sessions. The barrister said: “ Or is his song writing process in truth more nuanced and less spontaneous… involving the collection and development of ideas over time which reference and interpolate other artists?... But he is also a magpie, ” Mr Sutcliffe added.“ He borrows ideas and throws them into his songs, sometimes he will acknowledge it but sometimes he won’t.” The barrister said this “ depends on who you are and whet