Billboard: Taylor Swift Must Face Trial in 'Shake It Off' Copyright Lawsuit
QuoteA federal judge ruled Thursday (Dec. 9) that Taylor Swift must face a jury trial over accusations she stole the lyrics to "Shake It Off" from another song that also references "playas" and "haters."
U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald refused Swift's request to toss out the case, ruling that a jury might eventually find that her 2014 chart-topping hit had infringed a copyright to "Playas Gon' Play," a track released in 2001 by the group 3LW.
Though there are "some noticeable differences" between the two songs, the judge said there were "enough objective similarities" that he could not dismiss the case himself. The judge said Swift's defense would present "a strong closing argument" for an eventual jury trial, but that she would still need to face one.
The case against Swift was filed in 2017 by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, the songwriters who wrote "Playas Gon' Play." In the 2001 song, the line was "playas, they gonna play" and "haters, they gonna hate"; in Swift's track, she sings, "'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate."
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Hall and Butler's case floundered early. In 2018, Judge Fitzgerald dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that Hall and Butler's lyrics were merely "short phrases that lack the modicum of originality and creativity required for copyright protection." The judge cited 13 different earlier songs that featured similar phrases, including "Playa Hater" by The Notorious B.I.G. and "Man U Luv to Hate" by Sir Mix-A-Lot.
But a year later, a federal appeals court reversed that ruling. The court said Fitzgerald had tossed the case too early and that "Playas Gon' Play" was sufficiently creative for copyright protection. The ruling sent the case back to Judge Fitzgerald for new proceedings.
Back in lower court, Swift again moved to escape the case, asking the judge to grant her so-called summary judgment – an immediate ruling that she had not infringed any copyrights. But on Thursday, Judge Fitzgerald refused.
Read more:
https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/taylor-swift-trial-shake-it-off-copyright-lawsuit-1235007922/
Lawsuit: https://www.scribd.com/document/546065422/Hall-v-Swift
What do you guys think? Is it enough?
This is so stupid :uhh:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSc6FHhMrhw/
take this bitch to the cleaners
That shit isn't even CLOSE, but I still hope Taylor's mediocre ass loses
Quote from: Nonchalantboi on December 10, 2021, 11:20:19 AM
This is so stupid :uhh:
!!!! It was a play on their words to me. I could see if she stole who hook or something.
Quote from: Ulysses on December 10, 2021, 11:33:25 AM
That shit isn't even CLOSE, but I still hope Taylor's mediocre ass loses
Tay Tay will continue to throw out more hits.
Her best song
Quote from: Demetri Merrick Rocka 🤴🏾 on December 10, 2021, 11:35:21 AM
Quote from: Ulysses on December 10, 2021, 11:33:25 AM
That shit isn't even CLOSE, but I still hope Taylor's mediocre ass loses
Tay Tay will continue to throw out more hits.
....and sound like shit while doing it
cvcbccbvvvbbbc this is a REACH
but sue that ho !!
:feelinmyself:
Yeah this is a reach
Am getting little tired
of your broken promisthes , promisthes
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Definitely a reach. If Taylor has to pay up, then the 3LW writers should pay up for biting R Kelly's Feelin' On Yo Booty as well.
I can def hear the similarities. I hope Taylor loses
SO I GUESS MARIAH SHOULD JUMP IN THE MIX TOO SINCE SHE USED THE PHRASE "SHAKE IT OFF"?
THIS SHIT IS A WIDE RANGE STRETCH AND REACH!
Sue the pants off this girl
:feelinmyself:
Quote from: FRANCE on December 10, 2021, 02:22:06 PM
Definitely a reach. If Taylor has to pay up, then the 3LW writers should pay up for biting R Kelly's Feelin' On Yo Booty as well.
interestingly
R Kelly's album dropped 1 week before 3LW Nov 7th vs 14th, but they released Playas Gon Play as a single before Feelin'
So it would be very hard to prove either of them stole from the other. Those phrases were super popular during that time period.
Quote from: RAY7 on December 10, 2021, 04:38:18 PM
Quote from: FRANCE on December 10, 2021, 02:22:06 PM
Definitely a reach. If Taylor has to pay up, then the 3LW writers should pay up for biting R Kelly's Feelin' On Yo Booty as well.
interestingly
R Kelly's album dropped 1 week before 3LW Nov 7th vs 14th, but they released Playas Gon Play as a single before Feelin'
So it would be very hard to prove either of them stole from the other. Those phrases were super popular during that time period.
but not THIS one!
get money bich !! :roflmao:
Looks like a money grab or an attempt at one but im not mad at it :kii:
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Quote from: DopeSoul. on December 11, 2021, 04:21:24 AM
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Vcggbbhhhnhhhhjjjjjjjedssssssaaaaasss
https://youtu.be/mHONNcZbwDY
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