The heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the tune with Marvin Gaye, had sued Sheeran. Here are 10 other hits that have faced copyright accusations. Ed Sheeran wins in copyright trial over “Shape of You”This isn’t Sheeran’s first copyright rodeo — he’s been taken to court before over copyright accusations and won then too. However, Perry won her appeal in 2022, when a judge found the tune was not “particularly unique or rare,” the BBC reported. In the end, Queen and David Bowie were given songwriting credits and an undisclosed amount of money.

Source: thestar May 05, 2023 00:00 UTC