Ed Sheeran’s copyright infringement trial starts (Morning Brew)
This story makes me just shake my head. There seems to be a lot of hate coming onto Ed Sheeran (for unrelated reasons) lately, but I’m in his camp here. Almost every pop song could be picked apart and compared to another. Hell, there are even entire TikTok videos dedicated to pointing out this fact.
Years and years ago, former Beatle George Harrison was embroiled in a copyright scandal for using chords and/or chord progressions of the Chiffons’ hit song “He’s So Fine” (1963) in his song “My Sweet Lord” (1970). Didn’t agree with that issue, just like I don’t agree with this one.
Make music and have the appreciation live on for that music. After all, Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” and Queen’s “Under Pressure” can be enjoyed separately on their own merit, right? 😂
