[Music] Marvin Gaye estate suing Ed Sheeran over copyright infringement

[Triggaaar]

Reported for homophobia. You should be ashamed.

I do assume you're joking

 

[schmunk]

I do assume you're joking

 

[raymondo]

If only Sheeran had stolen all of Gaye's songs... I might actually enjoy his music

 

[Acker79]

Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case

The singer-songwriter had denied stealing parts of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On for his 2014 hit.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Icy Gull]

Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case

The singer-songwriter had denied stealing parts of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On for his 2014 hit.

www.bbc.co.uk

That’s a shame, he’d threatened to quit the music business if he lost

 

[Binney on acid]

C'mon ! He's the new Dylan. IMHO possesses not even a modicum of talent. Apparently there were three bags that were full.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Mad how the music business words. Apparently The Jam didn't need to pay a penny to use the Taxman bassline on Start, and none of the Beatles sued...

Well, Harrison didn't like living in the material world.
More seriously, my understanding is that the writing credit is for the vocal melody and words, so the bass line isn't covered. In much the same way as loads have people have written songs based around the same riff or chord sequence.
I should mention, that I heard this in an interview of Jack Bruce, in which he was justifying not giving Ginger Baker a writing credit for White Room. So you can probably find other opinions.

 

[Hamilton]

Ed does seem to get constantly sued. Personally, I think there's enough difference for a judge to throw it out.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Isn't this the plot of a Richard Curtis film?

There was a happy ending, and it will be accused of being racist, so, yes.

 

[raymondo]

Ed does seem to get constantly sued. Personally, I think there's enough difference for a judge to throw it out.

VAR is needed

 

[aolstudios]

He's a lucky boy

 

[zefarelly]

He's a lucky boy

As lucky as Noel Gallagher

 

[aolstudios]

As lucky as Noel Gallagher

He's had to settle a few, tbf

 

[Lenny Rider]

As lucky as Noel Gallagher

Didn’t they nick a riff from Gary Glitter?

 

[aolstudios]

Didn’t they nick a riff from Gary Glitter?

Amongst others

 

[maltaseagull]

C'mon ! He's the new Dylan. IMHO possesses not even a modicum of talent. Apparently there were three bags that were full.

Clearly, from the millions who buy his music and go to his live shows, you are in the minority.
Or just joining the fashionable trait of knocking successful artists.
Bet you hate Cold Play too.

 

[zefarelly]

He's had to settle a few, tbf

Got off lightly. So has Ashcroft.

TBF, If I had the audacity/balls I'd have done similar . . . Cash millionaire at 40 Is not to be sniffed at

 

[zefarelly]

Clearly, from the millions who buy his music and go to his live shows, you are in the minority.
Or just joining the fashionable trait of knocking successful artists.
Bet you hate Cold Play too.

With due respect, to both parties, the vast majority are satisfied with an easy listening pop ditty . . .which when peddled (paid radio play and advertising for example) creates a blanket of bland, and sells to the vacuous majority.

Equally, there's lots of very good music that people struggle to listen to.

Art!

 

[Binney on acid]

Clearly, from the millions who buy his music and go to his live shows, you are in the minority.
Or just joining the fashionable trait of knocking successful artists.
Bet you hate Cold Play too.

To be perfectly honest, I've never heard anything by Coldplay.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music resurfaces in Belgium

The tapes have lain hidden in Ostend for 40 years. But a legal fight is brewing over who owns them.

www.bbc.co.uk

As I fan I'll be interested as to whether they'll release any of this new found music of the soul icon.