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08-10-2016, 07:02 AM
Heirs of the composer for Marvin Gaye´s "Let´s Get It On" sued British musician Ed Sheeran on Tuesday, claiming his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" copies core elements of the late soul singer´s 1973 track.
The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the lyrics to "Let´s Get It On" in
1973 and created its musical composition, according to the complaint filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York.
Representatives for defendants Sheeran, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Atlantic Records did **t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The lawsuit, which asks for damages to be assessed at a jury trial, argues that the harmonic progressions, melodic and
rhythmic elements central to "Let´s Get It On" formed the structure of Sheeran´s "Thinking Out Loud.
""The Defendants copied the ´heart´ of ´Let´s´ and repeated it continuously throughout ´Thinking,´" the lawsuit said.
"The melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of ´Thinking´ are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of ´Let´s.
´"Grammy Award-winning Sheeran has become one of Britain´s top-selling artists in the past two years, and has written and co-written tracks for artists such as One Direction, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.
The lawsuit came two months after California-based musicians sued Sheeran for $20 million over his hit song "Photograph" in an unrelated case.
Gaye´s family last year successfully sued R&B recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright
infringement in a**ther unrelated case over their hit single "Blurred Lines," winning a $7.4 million judgment.
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The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the lyrics to "Let´s Get It On" in
1973 and created its musical composition, according to the complaint filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York.
Representatives for defendants Sheeran, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Atlantic Records did **t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The lawsuit, which asks for damages to be assessed at a jury trial, argues that the harmonic progressions, melodic and
rhythmic elements central to "Let´s Get It On" formed the structure of Sheeran´s "Thinking Out Loud.
""The Defendants copied the ´heart´ of ´Let´s´ and repeated it continuously throughout ´Thinking,´" the lawsuit said.
"The melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of ´Thinking´ are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of ´Let´s.
´"Grammy Award-winning Sheeran has become one of Britain´s top-selling artists in the past two years, and has written and co-written tracks for artists such as One Direction, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.
The lawsuit came two months after California-based musicians sued Sheeran for $20 million over his hit song "Photograph" in an unrelated case.
Gaye´s family last year successfully sued R&B recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright
infringement in a**ther unrelated case over their hit single "Blurred Lines," winning a $7.4 million judgment.
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