Ed Sheeran has caught a break as the Supreme Court rejects a bid to revive a copyright lawsuit alleging he copied Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 track "Thinking Out Loud".

The lawsuit, filed by Structured Asset Sales, which owns a small stake in the rights to Gaye's song, claimed that Sheeran copied a chord progression and rhythm from Gaye's song. However, the appeals court ruled that the two tracks shared only "fundamental musical building blocks" that cannot be owned by any one songwriter.

In a statement, "Thinking Out Loud" co-writer Amy Wadge said the ruling was "a huge relief". "It's been rolling news under my life for 10 years, but yes, it's done," she told the BBC.

Wadge also shared her experience, saying, "The absolute truth is that song changed my life. I didn't have a hit until I was 37, and that was the one. I was able to feel like I'd had a hit for a year, and then all of a sudden it felt like the wolves were surrounding."

Structured Asset Sales owner David Pullman said that "the second federal case pending that was stayed and has both the sound recording as the deposit copy as of the date of creation and the handwritten sheet music will now go forward in federal court in New York."

Reps for Sheeran have not yet responded to requests for comment.

This is not the first lawsuit Sheeran has faced. In 2017, he was initially sued by the heirs of Townsend, and that case concluded in May 2023, and Sheeran was not found responsible.

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