In a bit of a surprise, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a copyright lawsuit brought by two songwriters over Taylor Swift's mega-hit 'Shake It Off'
Does Taylor Swift believe there are haters at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals? Because on Monday, in a bit of a surprise, the federal appellate court revived a copyright lawsuit brought by two songwriters over Swift's mega-hit "Shake It Off."
Sean Hall and Nathan Butler sued Swift, claiming her song stole their lyrics from a 2001 work titled, "Playas Gon’ Play.” “Playas, they gonna play/ And haters, they gonna hate," went the plaintiffs' song compared to the chorus of "Shake It Off" where Swift sang, “Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/ And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.”
In February 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Michael W Fitzgerald wasn't impressed with the plaintiffs' complaint, writing, "It is hardly surprising that Plaintiffs, hoping to convey the notion that one should persist regardless of others' thoughts or actions, focused on both players playing and haters hating when numerous recent popular songs had each addressed the subjects of players, haters, and player haters.
The federal judge added that "combining two truisms about playas and haters, both well-worn notions as of 2001, is simply not enough," concluding, "In sum, the lyrics at issue - the only thing that Plaintiffs allege Defendants copied - are too brief, unoriginal, and uncreative to warrant protection under the Copyright Act.
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