Ed Sheeran filming all his songwriting sessions to protect him from future claims
Ed Sheeran believed he and his cowards went to the High Court to "stand up for the right and the honest" in a copyright case over the 2017 hit song Shape of You.
Singer-songwriter, Snow Patrol's John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon were accused of ripping off the 2015 track Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue.
In his first interview since the verdict, the singer told BBC Two's Newsnight that he had no choice but to defend his work in court.
Sheeran commented, "You can get a judgment or you can have a compromise and you can't go out of principle when you know you're right. You can't compromise."
The court, however, ruled on Wednesday that the singer had "neither intentionally nor subconsciously" plagiarized the song Oh My.
After his win, the hit-maker clarified that the matter was about "honesty" and not "money".
He also stated that he was glad it was over now and that "we can move on, and get back to writing the song", although he admitted that the entire episode had saddened him and that the songwriting needed to be done. His perspective about it had changed.
"I think the best feeling in the world is the excitement of writing a great song and now that feeling has turned into a second guess," he explained.
The Perfect singer revealed in an interview that he now "films all his songwriting sessions to protect him from future claims".
The 31-year-old also said that this grueling 11-month trial really took a toll on his creativity and now that it was over, the singer is relieved to be with his team.