Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Sheeran
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 2, 2019No. 17 Civ. 5221 (LLS)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOUIS L. STANTON, U.S.D.J.
*494Plaintiffs, claiming to own a partial interest in the copyright of the musical composition "Let's Get It On" ("LGO") as heirs of Edward B. Townsend, brought this action for copyright infringement. They allege that a musical composition "Thinking Out Loud" ("TOL"), co-written by defendant Edward Christopher Sheeran and non-party Amy Wadge, infringes their copyright in LGO. Defendants maintain that the deposit copy (not the sound recording) of LGO defines the scope of the copyright, that the two works are not substantially similar, that any alleged similarities concern…
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