Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports
Oct. 29, 2019
Taylor Swift can’t shake off infringement lawsuit over song
Taylor Swift can't shake off an infringement lawsuit over her song "Shake It Off," a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
Taylor Swift / New York Times News Service
Taylor Swift can't shake off an infringement lawsuit over her song "Shake It Off," a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
A federal judge previously dismissed the lawsuit filed in 2017 by plaintiffs Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who say Swift lifted the lyrics for "Shake It Off" from a song they'd written in 2000 for the band 3Lw called "Playas Gon' Play."
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