The ShakeItOff lawsuit against taylorswift13 has been dismissed by a judge
That “Shake It Off” copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift has been dismissed by a judge.
The artist was sued in 2017 by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler who claimed Swift lifted her lyrics from their 2001 track, “Playas Gon’ Play”, performed by 3LW. In “Shake It Off”, Swift sings, “‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.” Meanwhile, “Playas Gon’ Play” features the line, “playas, they gonna play” and “haters, they gonna hate.”
Earlier this year, Swift insisted the lyrics to her 2014 hit were “written entirely” by her and no one else, and now judge Michael Fitzgerald has taken her side in the case,Fitzgerald dismissed the lawsuit “in its entirety” on Monday and with prejudice, which means Hall and Butler won’t be able to refile.
The case was expected to go to trial on January 17. The documents didn’t confirm whether a settlement had been reached between the three artists.
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