Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran slammed what he described as a “culture' of baseless lawsuits intended to squeeze money out of artists.
FILE - Ed Sheeran performs during The BRIT Awards 2022 at The O2 Arena on Feb. 8, 2022, in London, England. Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit "Shape of You" on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a "culture" of baseless lawsuits intended to squeeze money out of artists eager to avoid the expense of a trial.
"Whilst we're obviously happy with the result, I feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court, even if there is no basis for the claim," Sheerhan said in a video posted on Twitter. "It's really damaging to the songwriting industry."
The plaintiffs alleged that the refrain "Oh I, Oh I, Oh I" in the chorus of "Shape Of You" was "strikingly similar" to the line "Oh why, Oh why, Oh why" in their track.
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