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Apparently he was taken to court in March 2022 for a song that was released in 2017. Anyone else think this is very quick result from the justice system? Or did he have this hanging over his head for years before it actually went to court?

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Per Wikipedia [1], legal proceedings started in 2018, and the actual court hearing stage happened over the past month. It's not clear how much of that time was waiting for whatever reason, versus ongoing back-and-forth motions and such.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_You#Copyright_trial

Plus COVID killed the legal system for 2 years. I just went to court on a case yesterday and the judge brought up the docket and we realized the last time we filed anything was 2019.

Not sure if this is the final result. With tens of millions as the prospective payout, an appeal is always on the horizon

The parts in question also admittedly sound quite similar.

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