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The Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of You’ verdict reveals the realities of pop songwriting in the streaming era

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The singer-songwriter has won a major plagiarism trial over his 2017 single ‘Shape of You’. Mark Beaumont assesses what the verdict means for Sheeran and the wider music industry

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