Ed Sheeran ‘Insulted’ by Claims in Marvin Gaye Copyright Trial

Musician Ed Sheeran told jurors he finds the claim that he stole from a classic Marvin Gaye song “really insulting” during court testimony that included the British recording artist singing, playing guitar and frequently sparring with a lawyer for the opposing side.

Heirs of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” claim Sheeran, 32, lifted elements from the 1973 hit for “Thinking Out Loud” in 2014 and that the British singer and songwriter is liable for copyright infringement. In testimony Monday, Sheeran played riffs from his own songs and those of other songwriters as a trial over the ...