(5 May 2023)
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New York – 1 May 2023
1. Singer Ed Sheeran exiting courthouse and climbing into a waiting vehicle
HEADLINE: Jury finds Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic
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New York - 4 May 2023
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed Sheeran, singer/songwriter:
"I'm obviously very happy with the outcome of the case, and it looks like I'm not having to retire from my day job after all."
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New York - 4 May 2023
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“After just a couple of hours of deliberations in Manhattan federal court today, a jury returned a verdict in favor of British singer Ed Sheeran, finding that his song ‘Thinking out Loud’ does not violate the copyrights of Marvin Gaye's popular tune ‘Let's Get It On.' That's a 1973 soul classic that Marvin Gaye co-wrote along with Ed Townsend.”
4. Various of Attorney Benjamin Crump, representing Ed Townsend’s heirs, exiting court alongside Townsend’s daughter Kathryn Griffin Townsend
ANNOTATION: Ed Townsend’s daughter Kathryn Griffin Townsend and the family attorney did not comment on the verdict while leaving the court.
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New York – 1 May 2023
5. COURTROOM SKETCH of Ilene Farkas, Ed Sheeran's attorney, questioning him during the presentation of their case as Sheeran sits on the witness stand with his guitar placed behind him and a video of “Thinking Out Loud” plays on the screens; Judge Louis Stanton presiding
6. COURTROOM SKETCH of singer Ed Sheeran on the stand, strumming his guitar during his testimony, with Judge Louis Stanton presiding
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New York - 4 May 2023
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“Ed Sheeran took the witness stand and he sang for a while, mixing his tune ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with other songs, showing how he can go back and forth with songs that have similar chords, but he says it does not mean he stole from those songs or violated their copyrights.”
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“As the jurors left the jury box, after they had delivered their verdict, Ed Sheeran could be seen mouthing ‘Thank you’ to them. And when the jury verdict was first read, he dropped his head into his hands in relief and then immediately stood up and hugged his lawyer."
9. STILL image of Sheeran speaking to the media outside New York Federal Court after winning his copyright infringement trial
10. Ed Sheeran approaching microphones to address media after verdict
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“He came outside the courthouse after the verdict and he said, ‘If the jury had decided this matter the other way, we might as well say goodbye to the creative freedom of songwriters.’
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed Sheeran, singer/songwriter:
"I'm just a guy with a guitar who loves writing music for people to enjoy. I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggybank for anyone to shake."
STORYLINE:
A jury has concluded that British singer Ed Sheeran's hit song “Thinking Out Loud” didn't copy key components of Marvin Gaye's classic tune “Let's Get It On.”
The verdict Thursday came after a two-week trial that featured a courtroom performance by Sheeran.
The singer insisted that the copyright claim was a threat to all musicians who write their own songs.
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