UK court stages mistaken world debut of Ed Sheeran song / Photo: ©
-
EU wrestles over how to tackle China export flood
-
Tartan Army takes over Boston as Scotland fans relish World Cup return
-
Comedian Jordan Klepper wishes satire was harder in age of Trump
-
Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can't multitask
-
Birthright citizenship helps spark US World Cup run
-
Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in World Cup opener after injury-time winner
-
Castro gives crucial backing to Cuba reforms
-
Tuchel team talk transformed 'nervy' England in World Cup win
-
Historic World Cup goal brings rare joy to DR Congo Ebola epicentre
-
Korea coach slams 'unfortunate' drone incident at training
-
Trump, Iran's president sign deal to end Mideast war
-
Kane double fires England World Cup bid as Ronaldo's Portugal stumble
-
Casemiro, Ancelotti's lieutenant and symbol of Brazil troubles
-
Qantas to launch non-stop Sydney-London flights in October 2027
-
Kane scores twice as England beat Croatia to launch World Cup charge
-
Danilo backs Brazil to get over World Cup 'fright'
-
Iran to dilute its enriched uranium under accord with US to end Mideast war
-
South Africa's Broos hits out at 'trash' talk, targets World Cup redemption
-
US Fed chair Warsh vows reforms as central bank signals rate hikes on horizon
-
US stocks fall, dollar rallies as Fed raises inflation forecast
-
No split loyalties for US star 'Jedi' Robinson
-
Czechs eye World Cup liftoff against South Africa
-
Lula jokes he is thinking of 'signing Messi' for Brazil
-
Borthwick plans to rest Itoje for England tour
-
Prince Harry and family to visit UK in July: media
-
Barbarians pick Vakatawa for South Africa match
-
What happens when the Strait of Hormuz re-opens?
-
Belgian driver gets 27-year jail term for deadly carnival crash
-
Russia says Ukraine drone hit bus carrying Belarusian children
-
Oil and stocks both steady as US-Iran peace talks approach
-
US retail sales beat expectations in May as energy costs stay high
-
England's Fisher and Archer strike against New Zealand after Stokes saga
-
Football, smoking and 'the boss': a G7 full of quirks
-
Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025
-
Gill, Kishan tons power India to 402 in Afghanistan ODI
-
Trump threatens 'dropping bombs' if Iran doesn't 'behave'
-
EU lawmakers approve 'return hubs' migration reform
-
Oil steadies, stocks rise as US-Iran peace talks approach
-
Global data declaration targets illegal fishing
-
US not 'pulling away' from allies by cutting NATO commitments: Rutte
-
'I'm the boss', Trump tells G7 counterparts
-
Adidas runs out of letter 'V' as German fans snap up World Cup shirts
-
Van Aert out of Tour de France with elbow injury
-
Bernardo Silva signs two-year deal with Real Madrid
-
Louvre museum 'running out of steam', says new director
-
German grid connection deal to boost North Sea wind power
-
G7 leaders applaud Iran, Ukraine progress ahead of tackling AI
-
Sovereignty fears dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech
-
England enter World Cup fray as Ronaldo makes history
-
US military footprint growing in Australia: defence minister
UK court stages mistaken world debut of Ed Sheeran song
Diehard Ed Sheeran fans would pay good money to hear his unreleased material, but attendees at a high-profile copyright trial inadvertently heard a snippet for free on Tuesday.
"That's a song I wrote last January," a confused Sheeran told his lawyers as the clip of the hitherto unplayed song was heard in London's High Court. "How have you got that?"
One of the lawyers said the incident happened "by mistake" through the use of an iTunes account on the computer of Steven McCutcheon, one of the co-writers of Sheeran's 2017 hit "Shape of You".
Two other composers, Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue, allege that Sheeran's global hit plagiarises their song "Oh Why" in particular lines and phrases.
Sheeran denies the allegation, insisting he had never heard "Oh Why" before the plaintiffs brought their case.
During the proceedings, Sheeran burst into song and hummed musical scales and melodies as he was questioned over how "Shape of You" was written.
He argued that the "pentatonic pattern" used in both songs was highly common in music, singing a snatch of the Nina Simone classic "Feeling Good" to illustrate his point.
The trial began last Friday and is expected to last three weeks.
O.Bulka--BTB
