As part of the settlement, Spinrilla founder Jeffrey Copeland is also forbidden from operating the site or anything like it again.
The "Thinking Out Loud" singer was quizzed on his songwriting process before court was adjourned for the week.
Nearly a decade after "Thinking Out Loud" climbed the charts, Sheeran will head to court to fight accusations that it was copied from Gaye's iconic slow jam.
It's creatives vs. computers as artists fight to protect their copyrights.
The rapper allegedly failed to get a license before selling hoodies and other gear featuring an image of him wearing an "iconic pink mink coat" in 2003.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are facing allegations that they infringed two little-known songs, but experts say the lawsuit is unlikely to succeed.
After pointing out key lyrical differences, a federal judge said simply: "No more airtime is needed to resolve this case.”
Minutes before a closely-watched trial was set to start, the star has reached a deal with a songwriter who says he helped create the hit song.
Tyler Armes says he and Posty wrote the song during an all-night jam session in 2018. The star’s lawyers say he’s just seeking an “unearned windfall.”
A pair of musicians had accused the superstar of copying their “atmospheric and melancholic" song, but now they say they've "reached a settlement in principle."
