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Ed Sheeran didn't infringe Marvin Gaye's ‘Let’s Get it On,’ US appeals court affirms

By Nick Robertson ( November 4, 2024, 20:46 GMT | Insight) -- The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that chord progressions and harmonic rhythm are insufficiently original to merit copyright protection, in a dispute between pop star Ed Sheeran and rights-holders of Marvin Gaye’s hit “Let’s Get it On.” The US Second Circuit affirmed a district court ruling today that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” didn't  infringe the copyrights of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get it On,” throwing out arguments that the track copied Gaye’s chord progression and rhythm....

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