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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

Robins Kaplan LLP

Taylor Swift Sets New Norms for Artists

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Taylor Swift just signed a new record deal that will likely influence the ways in which other artists negotiate with labels....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

Brooks Pierce

“Haters Gonna Hate, Hate . . . .”  Can Taylor Swift “Shake it Off”?

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On September 18, 2017, songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Hall and Butler are the co-authors of the 2000...more

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Don’t Get On the Wrong Side of Taylor Swift in a Copyright Case!

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Taylor Swift has been in the news a lot over the last year or so. She is phenomenally successful. Her hit album “1989” concert tour was the highest grossing tour in the world in 2015 (over $250 million) and the highest...more

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Are You Ready to "Party Like It's 1989"? Be Sure to Get Taylor Swift's Permission First

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Famous country-music-turned-pop-star Taylor Swift made headlines recently when she filed a slew of trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for various lyrics from her latest album, entitled...more

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Celebrity Trademark Watch: Can Taylor Swift Shake Off Accusations of Trademark Greed?

Had enough of Taylor Swift yet? For those of you who hate to love her, you might consider Swiftamine, because she is not going anywhere anytime soon. If anything, her media foot print continues to grow. And while one...more

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