Wanting to clear his name at copyright trial, Ed Sheeran sings in court

Romar Fernando

March 11, 2022

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  Photo Credit: Garreth Cattermole

  English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran sang some parts of his 2017 hit ‘Shape of You,’ to defend himself over copyright trial for the song, March 9, Wednesday.

  Melodies can sound familiar without being copied. This is the idea that Sheeran is bringing on his legal battle with the artist Sami Chokri, who argues that Sheeran’s song had infringed particular lines and phrases of their song ‘Oh Why.’

  “They’re both pentatonic scales and they both use vowels.” Sheeran told a high court in London about the similarities of both songs.

  According to reports, legal proceedings between the two parties date back to 2018 when Sheeran, McCutcheon and McDaid asked the High Court to declare they had not infringed Chokri and O’Donoghue’s copyright for “Oh Why.” Chokri and O’Donogue later filed a counterclaim alleging infringement.

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