Ed Sheeran hits out as ‘baseless claims’ after winning ‘Shape of You’ copyright case

Ed's in the clear

Ed Sheeran has slammed the "baseless" claims made against him after winning a copyright case over his 2017 song 'Shape of You'. A High Court on Wednesday ruled that the singer-songwriter had not copied signature elements of the 2015 song "Oh Why" by Sami Switch - real name Sami Chokri - who claimed the repetitive "Oh I" hook in Sheeran's track was "strikingly similar" to the eponymous "Oh why" line in his own track. The 31-year-old has since released a video message stating he and his legal team's delight over the victory, adding that he had been unable to discuss the issue until the verdict had been reached. https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/1511631955238047751?s=20&t=SzYc7J8eGRIu627t4aqycw In the video Sheeran called the claim "baseless" and said copyright claims were damaging to the music industry, saying coincidences are bound to happen if "60,000 [new] songs are being released every day on Spotify". Sheeran went on to describe the case as a "very unpleasant experience", adding, "I am not an entity. I'm not a corporation. I'm a human being, I'm a father. I'm a husband. I'm a son", before stating that hopes "we can all get back to writing songs rather than proving that we can". He also gave a fairly honest and comprehensive summary regarding the state of pop music in the process, stating what many have criticised the charts over for years: "there's only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music".

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