Alberto Galasso

Mar 7, 2024 | nber.org | Alberto Galasso |Hong Luo Luo

Skip to main content We thank seminar participants at the APIOC conference in Hong Kong, Bocconi University, Duke University, University of Michigan, New York University, University of Hong Kong, University of Toronto, UCLA, and USC for their valuable feedback. Shirley Huang provided excellent research assistance, and we are grateful for financial support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

May 5, 2023 | thestar.com | Alberto Galasso

During the past two weeks, music copyright litigation involving Ed Sheeran has drawn a lot of attention on social media. The case is often referred to as “Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye,” which is misleading because it is not a battle between two legendary songwriters. The suit, instead, was brought by the heirs to the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the song “Let’s Get it On” with Gaye and passed away in 2003. This is common in music copyright litigation.