Taylor Swift Plagiarism Lawsuit: Judge Refuses To ‘Shake It Off’

Taylor Swift is still fighting a plagiarism lawsuit from back in 2017.

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She wrote the song “Shake It Off” back in 2014.

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In 2017, she was accused of plagiarizing the song “Playas Gon’ Play” by 3LW.

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The song was written back in 2001.

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It features the lyrics “playas, they gonna play and haters, they gonna hate.”

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Swift’s lyrics read: “Cause the players gonna play, play play, and the haters gonna hate, hate hate.”

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Swift’s attorneys are arguing that the phrases “players gonna play” and “haters gonna hate” are too common to give the lawsuit merit.

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However, a judge has ruled that the case should be decided by a jury.

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Swift’s attorneys have asked the judge to reconsider his original ruling and dismiss the suit.

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