United States:
Writers Of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" Get It On Against Ed Sheeran
23 August 2016
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
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Read Barry Werbin's latest blog published by the
Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section of the New York State
Bar Association, discussing a copyright infringement case
recently filed in the Southern District of New York by the heirs of
Ed Townsend, one of the two songwriters of the great R&B
classic "Let's Get It On," made famous by Marvin Gaye
who co-wrote the song with Townsend. The report examines the
various claims asserted in the suit against UK pop
singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran and others over Sheeran's 2014 hit
recording "Thinking Out Loud," which allegedly copied key
melodic and harmonic elements of "Let's Get It
On."
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