Good on him for fighting it, seemed a clear case of abuse and someone wanting publicly.
He's spot on with this and at least he's used his money to set a precedent out of principal. He could have settled and saved lots of time but didn't.
he said there was now a culture "where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court, even if there's no basis for the claim".
He added: "It's really damaging to the songwriting industry. There's only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music."
Edit, this latest headline - I just think you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. I'm sure his publicity and extra streams will help to make a big dent in the fees.
'This is the beginning not the end': Grime artist Sami Switch breaks silence after losing copyright court battle with Ed Sheeran as judge rules Shape of You was not a copy of his song Oh Why leaving him facing '£1MILLION' bill
- Sami Chokri, who performs as Sami Switch, shared a clip of two people swimming in the sea on his Instagram
- He penned a cryptic caption with the video, adding: 'Through despair I found an instant highway to gratitude'
- The rapper's comments came swiftly after a judge rejected his claim Sheeran had ripped off his 2015 song
- In his ruling, Mr Justice Zacaroli concluded Sheeran 'neither deliberately nor subconsciously' copied a phrase
- After the case, Sheeran blasted the 'damaging' copyright claim culture that is ripping through music industry