Ed Sheeran Faced With Copyright Lawsuit Against Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"

Ed Sheeran has been hit with a copyright suit over his mega-hit Thinking Out Loud, with a songwriter's heirs saying he stole from Marvin Gaye's classic Let's Get It On.

The latest case was filed not by Gaye's family but by the descendants of the late Ed Townsend, who wrote the steamy 1973 hit with the soul singer and held the copyright.

"The melodic, harmonic and rhythmic compositions of 'Thinking' are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition from 'Let's,"' said the lawsuit filed in a US federal court in New York.

The plaintiffs said that the Sheeran has ignored their warnings.

Townsend's heirs sought a jury trial in which they hope to stop Sheeran from further performances of Thinking Out Loud as well as damages and profits from the song, with the amount to be determined in court.

This is the second copyright lawsuit Ed Sheeran has been faced with this year. 

What do you think? Are they alike?