London’s highest court ruled yesterday that the 31-year-old had not plagiarized parts of the melody from another song. Judge Antony Zacaroli said Sheeran “neither intentionally nor subconsciously” took over parts of “Oh Why”.
The musicians Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue had accused Sheeran of having taken parts of the melody of their song “Oh Why”. Her attorney, Andrew Sutcliffe, said in court that Sheeran is undoubtedly “very talented, he’s a genius,” but he’s also a thieving “magpie” at times.
More than three billion streams
Sheeran co-wrote “Shape of You” with co-writers John McDaid and Steven McCutcheon, and the song, released in 2017, is considered his biggest hit to date. With more than three billion views, it is the most streamed song on Spotify.
