John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, denied ripping off 2015 song “ Oh Why ” by Sami Chokri

their track ripped off a 2015 song by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue. However, Mr Justice Zacaroli

Why, and a three-week trial is due to start on Friday in London. Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue

, had faced accusations they ripped off 2015 song Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue. Giving a

Jamal Edwards did not remember thinking there was a similarity between an Ed Sheeran song at the heart of a High Court copyright claim and a song by another artist, the late music entrepreneur said in court documents. The SBTV founder gained fame after setting up the music platform in 2006 and was credited with helping to launch a string of UK music acts to stardom, including Dave, Jessie J and Mr Sheeran.Mr Edwards died last month after a sudden illness, leading to an outpouring of tributes fro

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’.

He said there had been an apology, adding: “ I’m sure it won’t happen again ”.... ” Mr Sutcliffe earlier suggested that Sheeran was “ an obsessive music squirrel ” who “ consumed music voraciously in 2015 and 2016 ”.... The trial before Mr Justice Zacaroli, which is expected to last three weeks, continues....

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said Iraqi security forces have captured Sami Jasim Muhammad al

Taking to the witness box at the High Court in London on Thursday, Mr McCutcheon echoed earlier evidence from Sheeran and Mr McDaid by saying the case was “ not about money ” but “ to clear my name ”.... He told the court that working with Sheeran on Shape Of You was an “ extraordinary experience ”.... It was such a quick process, it was hard to keep up....

Исполнительный директор Саудовской военно-промышленной компании (SAMI) Валид Абу Халед заявил, что