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1. A jury finds musician Ed Sheeran's Grammy Award for Song of the Year-winning "Thinking Out Loud" did not infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye's song "Let's Get It On".
   2023-05-04 21:36:19 (First version)
2. A jury finds that Ed Sheeran's Grammy-winning song "Thinking Out Loud" did not infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye's song "Let's Get It On".
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