{"id":10037,"date":"2021-12-30T06:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T11:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=10037"},"modified":"2021-12-30T06:57:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T11:57:15","slug":"cant-shake-this-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/cant-shake-this-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u2019t Shake This Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After achieving a dismissal in a copyright lawsuit, which alleged a similarity of lyrics between her song and the 2001 3LW song, \u2018Playas Gon\u2019 Play,\u2019 Taylor Swift now must stand trial.\u00a0 The plaintiffs in the original case appealed the dismissal; and a three-judge panel ordered for the case to be reconsidered at the district court level in October 2019.\u00a0 Earlier this month, in the United States District Court of the Central District of California, Swift was denied a second dismissal.\u00a0 The judge who denied the dismissal reasoned that a trial would help to provide clarity on the true similarities between \u2018Shake It Off\u2019 and \u2018Playas Gon\u2019 Play.\u2019\u00a0 Swift\u2019s legal team, however, challenges the argument that there are significant resemblances.<\/p>\n

Sean Hall and Nathan Butler initially filed the lawsuit in 2017 and claimed that Swift had violated copyright laws.\u00a0 One of the complaints <\/a>involves Swift\u2019s inclusion of variations of the lyrics, \u201cplayas gonna play\u201d and \u201chaters gonna hate.\u201d\u00a0 In addition, Hall and Butler allege that there are at least six other copyright issues presented throughout the song, including its sequence and selection of lyrics.\u00a0 While Swift\u2019s legal counsel argues that the plaintiffs in the case are not the original creators of phrases such as \u201cplayers\u201d or \u201chaters,\u201d Hall and Butler have not given up on their claim that the 32-year-old singer-songwriter stole elements from their 2001 song.<\/p>\n

Swift is set to go to trial on August 30, 2022, where she must plead her innocence and address the infringement allegations against her.\u00a0 Those who have heard both songs may appreciate the individual lyrics and melodious components of each; however, it may also be difficult to distinguish a clear comparison between the two.\u00a0 Swift and her team argue that the songwriters for 3LW\u2019s 2001 hit were not the first to include the challenged lyrics in a song.\u00a0 They maintain their claim that \u2018Shake It Off\u2019 is an original work of artistic talent and should be considered a unique piece of music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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