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.
