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Author: Hugo Cox

Date: January 20, 2020

Original Source: Kluwer Copyright Blog

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‘Shape of You’ – has Ed Sheeran got form for copyright infringement?

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ was a giant hit of the last decade, a runaway success story – well almost. There is a fly in the ointment. Sami Chokri (a.k.a. Sami Switch) is claiming Sheeran and his fellow songwriters infringed his copyright, copying part of the chorus of ‘Oh Why’. You can hear the two disputed musical phrases here.

Read more: http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/01/20/shape-of-you-has-ed-sheeran-got-form-for-copyright-infringement/