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Taylor Swift Copyright Litigation

Weintraub Tobin

Taylor Swift to Face Trial in “Shake it Off” Copyright Infringement Case Filed by Writers of 3LW’s “Playas Gon’ Play”

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The IP Law Blog has been tracking the progress of the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, the writers of “Playas Gon’ Play” by the girl group 3LW (released in 2001)...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Taylor Swift vs Song Writers Copyright Infringement, Part 1

In February of 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed copyright infringement claims against Taylor Swift brought by a pair of songwriters. The songwriters’ allegations were that...more

Hogan Lovells

Ninth Circuit holds that determination of copyright originality ill-suited for disposition on a motion to dismiss

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The Ninth Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of copyright infringement claims in Hall v. Taylor Swift finding a lack of sufficient facts or evidence of record to justify a summary conclusion of lack of originality for...more

Weintraub Tobin

Hall v. Swift: Nothing Original About a Player Hater

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“Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play, And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate Baby I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off / Shake it off...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Swift Shakes Off Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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Pop artist Taylor Swift shook off a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler in the U.S. District for the Central District of California, Sean Hall d.b.a. Gimme Some Hot Sauce Music, et al. v....more

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