Ed Sheeran won his civil lawsuit in New York, where he was prosecuted for plagiarism of a song by the American prince of soul Marvin Gaye. The jury in federal court in Manhattan found that the 32-year-old singer-songwriter created his song "independently" The consequences of this lawsuit are important for the music industry, analysts say.
A defeat would have "chilled" musicians in their creation, for fear of being accused of copying themselves, they say.