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Ed Sheeran: High Court battle was about ‘standing up for what was right’


Ed Sheeran has said he and his Shape Of You co-writers went to court to "stand up for what we thought was right", as he spoke out after winning a High Court copyright battle over the song.

The singer, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon faced accusations that they ripped off 2015 track Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.

Watch the full interview on Newsnight at 10.30pm on Friday April 8 on BBC Two.

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