EdSheeran

Do these songs sound similar? If the court thinks so – Ed (and fellow defendants)  could be out $20 million!

We brought this up in the Hollywood Hotsheet with Thor Diakow but now you be the judge! Ed Sheeran is in some legal trouble as two California based musicians are suing the British song-writer for a sum of $20 million, claiming that Sheeran’s song “Photograph” bears a similar structure to 1 of their own songs. All this according to court documents which were filed on June 8th. The copyright infrigment lawsuit is filed by songwriter/producter Martin Harrington and songwriter Thomas Leonard and they suggest the musical composition is similar to their song “Amazing” which they claim was written in 2009.

Let yourself be a judge – do they sound similar?

“Ed Sheeran – Photograph”:

 

“Matt Cardle – Amazing”:

 

I say no!

 

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