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Apr 2022
27m 47s

Sheer-an Relief

BBC News
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<p>Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case... Sinéad Garvan, entertainment reporter, and Dr Hayleigh Bosher, an intellectual property expert, chat it all through with Alex Forsyth. What could the judgement mean for the music industry? And, from today employers and employees will start paying more National Insurance to help fund the NHS and social care ... Show More
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