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Ed Sheeran found not liable for copying Marvin Gaye song, says he’s not a “piggy bank”

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A jury has found Ed Sheeran not liable in a case of copyright infringement, determining that he did not plagiarize elements of Marvin Gaye’s soul classic ‘Let’s Get It On.’ The unanimous verdict was reached Thursday, on the second day of deliberations.

"I'm just a guy with a guitar who loves writing music for people to enjoy. I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake," Sheeran said after the verdict.

As the New York jury answered the single question of whether Sheeran proved he didn’t infringe upon the copyright in the affirmative, the singer-songwriter briefly put his hands over his face in relief before standing and hugging his lawyer.

The family of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote ‘Let’s Get It On’ with Gaye, accused Sheeran of copying the 1973 hit in his smash single ‘Thinking Out Loud.’ The lawsuit claimed Sheeran, 32, and his co-writer, Amy Wadge, knowingly plagiarized the song’s iconic four-chord sequence.

Sheeran has staunchly denied copying the song, and at one point in the trial played an acoustic guitar for the jurors while explaining that Wadge developed the song’s opening chord progression.

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