Jury selection begins in Ed Sheeran-Marvin Gaye copyright case

Ed Sheeran (Hannah McKay/PA)

Jury selection and opening statements are set to begin in a trial which will decide whether Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud violates the copyright of the Marvin Gaye classic Let’s Get It On.

The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, sued Sheeran, alleging the English pop star’s hit 2014 tune has “striking similarities” to Let’s Get It On and “overt common elements” that violate their copyright.