Two US musicians are suing Ed Sheeran for $20m (\u00a313.8m) over his single Photograph.<\/p>\n
Martin Harrington and American Thomas Leonard claim it has a similar structure to their song, Amazing.<\/p>\n
The pair say that Sheeran’s ballad has the same musical composition to their track, which was released as Matt Cardle’s winning X Factor track in 2010.<\/p>\n
Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard say they penned Amazing in 2009.<\/p>\n
In documents, that include musical note comparison and chord breakdowns of the two songs, the pair claim the chorus of Photograph shares 39 identical notes with their track.<\/p>\n
The court documents say that Photograph has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n
It says it also features prominently in Hollywood drama Me Before You, released last week, as well as trailers for the film.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit says: “Given the striking similarity between the chorus of Amazing and Photograph, (the) defendants knew when writing, publishing, recording, releasing, and distributing Photograph that they were infringing on a pre-existing musical composition.<\/p>\n
“The conduct of (the) defendants has been wilful from the inception of the creation of Photograph.<\/p>\n
“The copying of Amazing by Photograph is breath-taking in its deliberateness, magnitude, and hubris.”<\/p>\n
Here’s Ed Sheeran’s track Photograph.<\/p>\n
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