CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Ed Sheeran was found not liable Thursday in Manhattan federal court on a copyright claim alleging that he copied key elements from the Marvin Gaye ’70s hit “Let’s Get It On” for his own “Thinking Out Loud.”

The verdict that cleared him of copyright infringement came after just a few hours of deliberation Thursday, wrapping up a trial that lasted just under two weeks.

“I am obviously very happy with the outcome of the case, and it looks like I’m not going to have to retire from my day job after all,” Sheeran said, referring to a possibly hyperbolic statement he’d made on the stand earlier this week that he would feel compelled to quit music if the verdict went against him.

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“I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake.”

Ed Sheeran speaks to reporters after a jury concluded that the singer’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” didn’t copy key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic tune “Let’s Get It On.” https://t.co/KRLnZo9LSZ pic.twitter.com/8OFsHchy9R

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 4, 2023