recently, Jury selection has begun in federal District Court in Manhattan, To the British pop star Ed．Sheeran (Ed Sheeran) Hit song "Thinking Out Loud" Plagiarize Marvin．Guy (Marvin Gaye) the "Let's Get It On" Instead, the charge that some of its profits were paid to the latter should be put on trial.

Ed the songwriter．Townsend (Ed Townsend) Co-created the classic with Guy "Let's Get It On" . Townsend's heirs sued Sheeran, His record label Warner Music Group and music publishing company SONY Music Publishing copied it "Let's Get It On" .

Because of this 2 There are similarities between the songs, The trial is one Sheeran could face 3 The first in a series of lawsuits.

Warner Music Group, SONY Music Publishing and lawyers for both parties did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the case.

Guy co-wrote it with Townsend "Let's Get It On" in 1973 On board "Bulletin board" Top of the charts. hellian "Thinking Out Loud" in 2015 annual "Bulletin board" Number two on the hot list.

Townsend's heirs are here 2017 Sued Sheeran for copyright infringement, assert "Thinking Out Loud" Ripped off the heart of Guy's song, Including its melody, Harmony and rhythm.

The suit says, Sheeran will this 2 The song has been performed live as a mix, And seamlessly transition between them.

Sheeran argues, 2 Any similarities between songs involve basic music that does not meet the requirements of copyright protection "component" .

If the jury finds Sheeran liable for copyright infringement, Another trial will be held in a Manhattan court, To determine how much he and his record label should pay. The first trial is expected to last about a week.

Heirs said in a court filing, They got the guy song from Townsend 22%Author share. Sheeran is facing David, an investment banker and the man who launched Bowie bonds．Pullman (David Pullman) The company of Structured Asset Sales LLC raised 2 Initiate related proceedings, The company owns Townsend in the song 1/3 The right of.

Last year, Sheeran in London about his hit song "Shape of You" Won the copyright case at trial. Guy's heir is in 2015 He won a landmark ruling, They claim that Robin．Thicke (Robin Thicke) And Pharrell．Williams (Pharrell Williams) Song of 's "Blurred Lines" Made a copy of Guy's "Got to Give It Up" . (Be compiled from www. usnews. com)

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