Ed Sheeran has won his copyright court case (Picture: AFP)
Ed Sheeran has won his copyright trial over his single, Thinking Out Loud.
The 32-year-old was accused of copying parts of Martin Gaye’s track, Let’s Get It On, for the the 2014 offering – something he denied.
He was famously taken to court by the family of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer.
They claimed that his track, written with collaborator Amy Wadge, had ‘striking similarities’ and ‘overt common elements’ to the 1973 classic.
After a short deliberation, jurors ruled that he had not infringed on the family’s copyright, and shared their findings today.
During the proceedings, which took place in New York, jurors heard from numerous industry experts and musicologists, as well as Sheeran himself.
Ed spoke out against the allegations in court (Picture: Getty)
The Grammy-winner took to the stand and even performed the hit for the jurors, in a bid to prove his innocence.
On Monday, Sheeran reportedly vowed that he would be ‘done’ with the music industry altogether if a guilty verdict was lodged.
According to the MailOnline, his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, questioned whether the trial was taking a toll.
‘I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it,’ the dad-of-two said.
‘If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,’ he added of possibly being found guilty.
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The verdict is in.
