Judge Dismisses Taylor Swift Lawsuit While Pouring the Burn Sauce

17 Feb 2018 Leave a comment

by Ed Cyphers in General Posts Tags:

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A judge has dismissed a copyright case against Taylor Swift for her popular song “Shake It Off,” saying the lyrics within were too banal to be copyrighted. Ouch.

The BBC reports that the suit was brought last year by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who alleged Swift stole her chorus for the hit from their song for girl band 3LW titled “Playas Gon’ Play.” That song asserts “playas, they gonna play, and haters, they gonna hate,” while “Shake It Off” insists “the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.” You can see the similarities for yourself…

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https://jezebel.com/judge-dismisses-taylor-swift-lawsuit-while-pouring-the-1823033340

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