At the start of the 11-day trial, Ed Sheeran, who was in court over his hit “Shape of You,” was accused of being a “magpie,” who “borrows” ideas from others.
Ed Sheeran has won a copyright lawsuit over his 2017 smash hit single “Shape Of You.” The British musician had been accused of copying parts of Sami Chokri’s 2015 track “Oh Why” during the high-profile case. Sheeran, along with co-writers Johnny McDaid and Steven McCutcheon, had denied the claims made by Chokri and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue. On Wednesday morning, Sheeran and his co-defendants were cleared of plagiarism in London’s High Court. At the start of the 11-day trial, Sheeran was accused of being a “magpie,” who “borrows” musical ideas from others.
