Griffin et al v. Sheeran et al

1:17-cv-05221

January 03, 2019
Ed Sheeran Must Face Trial Over Marvin Gaye Song

A lawsuit claiming Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" infringes Marvin Gaye's iconic "Let's Get It On" is headed for a jury trial after a New York federal judge refused Thursday to decide the case.
October 15, 2018
Sheeran, Accusers Spar Over Meaning Of 'Stairway' Ruling

Weeks after the Ninth Circuit revived a copyright lawsuit over Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," Ed Sheeran is battling with the heirs of a late songwriter over what the ruling means for their separate case over Marvin Gaye's iconic "Let's Get It On."
June 29, 2018
Sheeran Fight Turns On 'Let's Get It On' Sheets, Judge Says

Musician Ed Sheeran had reason Friday to hope that he will beat a suit claiming his song "Thinking Out Loud" ripped off Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get It On" after a Manhattan federal judge said he was inclined to look only at copyrighted sheet music in a search for unlawful similarity.
July 12, 2017
Ed Sheeran Hit With 2nd IP Suit Over 'Let's Get It On'

The estate of one of the songwriters of the famed Marvin Gaye song "Let's Get It On” again hit Grammy winner Ed Sheeran and his label, Atlantic Records, with a copyright suit in New York federal court Tuesday, alleging Sheeran’s chart-topping song "Thinking Out Loud" illegally samples the 1973 classic.