‘Very happy’ Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case

Civil lawsuit brought by heirs of Marvin Gaye co-writer closely watched over implications for musicians’ creative freedom.

British pop star Ed Sheeran has expressed joy and relief after a United States jury found he did not plagiarise Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On when he wrote his mega-hit Thinking Out Loud, calling the ruling a win for creative freedom.

The English musician hugged his team inside a Manhattan court on Thursday after jurors ruled he had “independently” created the…