The Ed Sheeran Problem, or, How the Record Industry Got What It Asked For

The Ed Sheeran Problem, or, How the Record Industry Got What It Asked For
A dog that caught the bus wheel
Cory Doctorow
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Apr 8, 2022
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Image: Kristain Baty via flickr/CC BY 2.0 (modified)You might have seen Ed Sheeran’s triumphant statement about his victory in a copyright lawsuit that alleged he’d copied elements of Sami Switch’s “Oh Why” in his song “Shape Of You”:
https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/1511631955238047751
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