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Australian Songwriters Settle Copyright Lawsuit With Ed Sheeran

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"All parties have agreed in principle to settle the case."

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The two Australian songwriters who filed a copyright lawsuit against Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in regards to track, The Rest Of Our Life, have reportedly settled the complaint.

According to news.com.au, a lawyer for the songwriters said "all parties have agreed in principle to settle the case, and have it dismissed in 30 days if all 'final issues' are resolved".

The complaint was filed earlier in the year and claimed that McGraw and Hill's song, co-written by Sheeran, is "blatant copying" of Sean Carey and Beau Golden's 2014 track, When I Found You, released by Melbourne artist Jasmine Rae.

"The copying is, in many instances, verbatim, note-for-note copying of original elements of the song, and is obvious to the ordinary observer," the complaint read.

Carey and Golden were represented by Richard Busch, who won the highly-publicised trial against Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines.

They were seeking injunctive relief and at least $5 million in damages plus profits, a running royalty and an award of attorney's fees and costs.

Listen to the two tracks below. 


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