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# oh why, oh why, oh why, oh # why do i put myself through this? # oh why, oh why.# shape of you was the uk s best selling song of 2017 in the uk and is spotify s most streamed ever. after the ruling, ed sheeran posted a video on his instagram account. here s some of what he said. whilst we re obviously happy with the result, i feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court even if there s no basis for the claim. it s really damaging to the songwriting industry. for more on this, i am joined now byjeff peretz, arts professor at the clive davis institute of recorded music at new york university. in the first instance, listening to what ed sheeran just said they does he have a point the claimant for two, and are damaging to the industry? two, and are damaging to the indust ? :: :: , two, and are damaging to the indust ? :: :: f , two, and are damaging to the indust
uncertain times there that you havejust described it. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme and i do hope you and yourfamily stay the programme and i do hope you and your family stay safe in sri lanka. and your family stay safe in sri lanka- singer ed sheeran has won his legal battle over claims that he d copied part of his song shape of you from another artist. he d been accused of ripping off part of a track by the grime artist sami chokri. here s our music correspondent mark savage. # i m in love with the shape of you # we push and pull like a magnet do.# this is ed sheeran s shape of you. #oh|,oh|,oh|,oh| # i m in love with your body.# and here s the song he was accused of stealing it from. # oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh # why do i put myself through this?# in an unusual step, ed sheeran took the artist behind that song, sami chokri, to the high court to have his copyright claim dismissed. today, he won and called it a victory for songwriters everywhere. i feel cl