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Jury Rules Ed Sheeran Not Liable in 'Let's Get It On' Copyright Trial

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Ed Sheeran is in the clear.

The British pop star was found “not liable in a copyright infringement lawsuit” that accused him of stealing parts of the melody from Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” and using it in his smash record “Thinking Out Loud.”

After three hours of deliberations, a jury ruled in the singer’s favor. "I'm obviously very happy with the outcome of the case. And it looks like I'm not having to retire from my day job after all," Sheeran told reporters outside the courthouse, per ABC News. "But at the same time, I'm unbelievably frustrated that baseless claims like this are allowed to go to court at all."

The “Shape Of You” artist was slammed with a copyright lawsuit after the family of Ed Townsend — the song’s late co writer — accused Sheeran of copying the sheet music for "Let's Get It On"

According to court documents, the lawsuit claimed the singer “took the rhythm, chord progression and other elements for his 2014 song "Thinking Out Loud" without permission from the 1973 soul classic "Let's Get It On.”’

"If I had done what you're accusing me of doing I'd be quite an idiot to stand on stage in front of 25,000 people,” Sheeran said while on the stand in court.