"Copyright Clash: Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye's Classic Soul"

A trial begins in Manhattan federal court on Monday, in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, co-writer of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," are suing Ed Sheeran for copyright infringement, alleging that his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" has "striking similarities" to Gaye's classic. Sheeran's attorneys argue that the two songs share an unprotectable chord progression that is freely available to all songwriters. The trial is expected to last a week, and Sheeran is among the witnesses expected to testify.