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Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’

Musician Ed Sheeran walks outside the Rolls Building, High Court in central London, Monday, March 7, 2022. Sheeran denied he "borrows" ideas from unknown songwriters without acknowledgement, during a High Court trial over the copyright of his hit song Shape Of You. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP) Singer and songwriter John McDaid and co-writer of the Ed Sheeran song 'Shape of You' arrives at the Rolls Building, High Court in central London, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue claim Sheeran's 2017 hit song 'Shape of You' infringes parts of one of their songs. Sheeran denies he "borrows" ideas from unknown songwriters.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) FILE - Musician Ed Sheeran arrives at the Rolls Building, High Court in central London, on March 15, 2022. Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran has won Wednesday, April 6, 2022, a U.K. copyright battle over the 2017 hit “Shape of You.’’ (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Musician Ed Sheeran arrives at the Rolls Building, High Court in central London, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue claimed Sheeran's 2017 hit song 'Shape of You' infringes parts of one of their songs. Sheeran denied he "borrows" ideas from unknown songwriters. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)