Ed Sheeran reaches for guitar to defend self in court: report

Musician Ed Sheeran leaves after the first day of his copyright-infringement trial at Manhattan Federal Court.NEW YORK - British pop star Ed Sheeran sang and played the guitar on the witness stand, giving jurors a fleeting free concert during his copyright infringement trial in New York, US media reported.

The English musician also sang what he said were his song's original lyrics,"I'm singing out now," ABC News reported. Both Wadge and he had suffered recent loss, Sheeran said, noting that his grandfather had just passed away and his grandmother was battling cancer. Wadge had family members who were fighting illness.Sheeran said he was coming out of the shower when he heard Wadge strumming some chords in another part of the house.The jurors must decide if Sheeran's song and Gaye's classic are substantially similar and if their common elements are protected by copyright law.

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