mark savage, bbc news. # ..something brand new. # i m in love with the shape of you. the shape of you.# joining me now is kate swaine, head of intellectual property at gowling law firm. thank you forjoining us. how many vexatious claims are there of this nature? that is what ed was implying? nature? that is what ed was im-alin? . ., , ., nature? that is what ed was im-alin? . . , ., , implying? there certainly have been an u tick. implying? there certainly have been an uptick. high-profile implying? there certainly have been an uptick. high-profile copyright - an uptick. high profile copyright infringement allegations over the last few years against taylor swift, there is the case against katy perry. and there s been an uptick in recent times. perry. and there s been an uptick in recent times- recent times. how difficult is it to rove recent times. how difficult is it to prove plagiarism recent times. how difficult is it to prove plagiarism of recent times. how difficult is it t
result, claims like this are way too common now and it s a culture where claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court. it s really damaging to the songwriting industry. mr shokri s lawyers had called ed sheeran a magpie who borrows ideas that he doesn t always acknowledge. andrew sutcliffe oe said, my clients are not shaggy, ed sheeran denied this, and pointed out that he always credits lesser known writers if he uses part of their songs. danny savage has been following the court case. kate swaine is head of intellectual property at gowling law firm this is her analysis. there s only been an uptick. a lot of high profile copyright infringements cases. taylor swift, most recently, there was a case against katy perry. there definitely
# oh, why, oh why, oh 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 it. we are obviously happy with the result to my file claims like this are way too common now and obviously, we are happy with the result, claims like this are way too common now and it s a culture where claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court. it s really damaging to the songwriting industry. mr shokri s lawyers had called ed sheeran a magpie who borrows ideas that he doesn t always acknowledge. andrew sutcliffe oe said, my clients are not shaggy, rihanna, coldplay or jay z. if they were, they d have been treated in a very different way. ed sheeran denied this, and pointed out that he always credits lesser known writers if he uses part of their songs. kate swaine is head of intellectual property at gowling law firm