As I expected, Ed Sheeran settles Photograph case.

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Written by Brian McBrearty

April 10, 2017

Back in July 2016, Musicologize published a pretty deep take down of the “Amazing” versus “Photograph” case, Amazing v. Photograph | Why Sheeran’s Photograph Infringes. and came to the conclusion that Ed Sheeran would be well advised to settle it. And it appears today that he has. Congratulations to “Amazing’s” songwriters, plaintiffs Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard on what was probably a tidy sum, and congratulations to Ed for being his reliably reasonable self.

And here’s Eriq Gardner’s post on the matter.
Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner, “Ed Sheeran Settles Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Photograph'”

Brian McBrearty

Brian McBrearty is a forensic musicologist and music copyright expert witness. He provides clearance opinions, expert reports, and expert witness testimony in music copyright matters. His analysis has been cited in the Pepperdine Law Review, on NPR's All Things Considered, and by Reuters, BBC, and Courthouse News. He is the founder of Musicologize.