Ed Sheeran is fighting a copyright lawsuit over his hit single “Shape of You.”
The case, which is being heard in London’s High Court, is the culmination of a 4-year legal battle between Sheeran and songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.
Chokri, a grime artist, is better known under his pseudonym Sami Switch. O’Donoghue is a producer. They are claiming that “Shape of You” bears similarities to Chakri’s single “Oh Why.”
Sheeran is credited as the author of “Shape of You” alongside Snow Patrol singer Johnny McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon (professionally known as Steve Mac).
In 2018 Sheeran, McDaid and McCutcheon – alongside Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Rokstone Music Limited, Polar Patrol Music and Kobalt Music – issued legal proceedings against Chokri and O’Donoghue in a bid to get a legal declaration saying there was no copyright infringement.
Read more at
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ed-sheeran-sued-copyright-infringement-1235196301/
