The Other Recent Infringement Lawsuit Judgment Over Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud'

The lion's share of attention to copyright-infringement claims against Ed Sheeran over his 2016 Grammy-winning Song of the Year "Thinking Out Loud" recently focused on the trial in New York federal court. But in September 2022, a related infringement suit over the same songs' matching chord progression and harmonic rhythm was allowed to proceed.

5 minute read June 01, 2023 at 12:48 AM
By
Stan Soocher
The Other Recent Infringement Lawsuit Judgment Over Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud'

The lion's share of attention to copyright-infringement claims against Ed Sheeran over his 2016 Grammy-winning Song of the Year "Thinking Out Loud" recently focused on the trial in New York federal court, presided over by Southern District of New York federal Judge Louis L. Stanton, in which a jury found in Sheeran's favor in the lawsuit brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, co-author of the 1970s soul-song classic "Let's Get It On" (LGO) with Marvin Gaye.

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