Sheeran In Court Over Copyright Trial In The U.S
British singer Ed Sheeran has appeared in a New York City court over song copyright.
He is in court to deny that his song Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's song Let's Get it On.
The Grammy winner testified that he did not copy from Gaye's 1973 hit.
But the heirs of Gaye's co-writer, Ed Townsend, argue that Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing owe them money for allegedly stealing the song.
As the case opened, a lawyer called Sheeran's use of Gaye's lyrics at his concerts a "smoking gun".
Asked by lawyer Keisha Rice about another song he wrote, Take it Back, which contains the lyrics "plagiarism is hidden", Sheeran confirmed that he had written the words.
As the trial began, US District Judge Louis Stanton warned the seven-member jury that despite the fact that music will be played in court: "We don't allow dancing."
According to BBC, the trial is expected to last at least one week. If the jury finds the pop star liable for copyright infringement, the trial will enter a second phase to determine how much he owes.
The court case comes as the singer prepares to launch a North American stadium tour and release a new album.
Ed Townsend is seeking $100m (£90m) in damages, alleging that Sheeran and his co-writer Amy Wadge "copied and exploited, without authorisation or credit" the Gaye song, "including but not limited to the melody, rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass line, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping".
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