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The case centred on whether the British singer-songwriter’s 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off elements of Gaye’s 1973 soul classic Let’s Get It On

Pop singer Ed Sheeran has hit out in frustration after winning a copyright trial in which he was accused of stealing parts of a Marvin Gaye song. The US

Case centered on whether Sheeran’s hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On

"It looks like I’m not going to have to retire from my day job after all," said Sheeran

Sheeran was sued by the heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Let's Get It On with Marvin Gaye, as they claimed Thinking Out Loud had many similarities.

The British musician was taken to court by the family of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973’s Let’s Get It On.

With the verdict now in, the singer’s copyright trial has provided some unusual high and low points

Singer hugs his legal team after jurors rule in his favour in copyright trial

Sheeran’s song, which came out in 2014, was a hit, winning a Grammy for song of the year. His lawyers argued that the songs shared versions of a similar and unprotectable chord progression freely available to all songwriters.