$20m lawsuit against Sheeran for plagiarism
Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20m (£13.8m) for allegedly ripping off a song by 2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle.
The chart-topping singersongwriter is accused of “verbatim, note- for- note copying” for his number one ballad “Photograph”, which Cardle's songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard say steals from their track “Amazing”.
The lawsuit claims that “Photograph” is “too similar to both the composition written by Harrington and Leonard as well as the version recorded by Cardle”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“The similarities go beyond substantial, which is itself sufficient to establish copyright infringement and are in fact striking,” it continues. “The similarity of words, vocal style, vocal Ed Sheeran. melody, melody and rhythm are clear indicators, among other things, that ‘ Photograph' copies ‘Amazing'.”
Mourinho brands Rooney as the The choruses to both songs share “39 identical notes”, according to the plaintiffs, who allege that Sheeran has
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