British pop king Ed Sheeran won his civil lawsuit Thursday in New York. He was sued for plagiarism of a song by American soul prince Marvin Gaye. The consequences of the outcome of this trial were significant: a verdict against Ed Sheersan could have "chilled" artists in their musical creation. Experts fear a form of "paranoia" that would develop among musicians terrified of copying each other. The plaintiffs were heirs of Ed Townsend, an American musician and producer who co-wrote the song Let's Get It On.
Meriki Onus is laughing – although she’s not particularly amused – at the suggestion Invasion Day protests were “hijacked” by campaigners against an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
Meriki Onus is laughing – although she’s not particularly amused – at the suggestion Invasion Day protests were “hijacked” by campaigners against an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
Kevin Spacey has finished testifying at a civil trial resulting from an actor s claims that the Oscar winner made a sexual pass at him when he was 14 in the 1980s.
The second week of Kevin Spacey's federal trial starts Tuesday in a #MeToo-era case against the actor in New York — but no criminal charges are involved.