<p>#TaylorSwift has been involved in a legal battle with the songwriters of #3LW&#8217;s hit &#8216;Playas Gon&#8217; Play&#8217; since September as they alleged that the singer infringed upon a copyright of their lyrics for her song &#8216;Shake It Off.&#8217; swift had filed for a motion to have the case dismissed citing that the songwriters were looking for a big payday.</p>
<p>Back in 2001, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler wrote the lyrics, &#8220;Playas, they gon&#8217; play / And haters, they gonna hate,” while Swift sings &#8220;[T]he players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate&#8221; in her 2014 hit.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the judge presiding over this case didn&#8217;t see any copyright infringement here and granted Swift a dismissal. Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald said, &#8220;The allegedly infringed lyrics are short phrases that lack the modicum of originality and creativity required for copyright protection.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, Hall and Butler have one more shot to amend their complaint by February 26th! &#8220;While the Court is extremely skeptical that Plaintiffs will — in a manner consistent with Rule 11 — be able to rehabilitate their copyright infringement claim in an amended complaint, out of an abundance of forbearance it will give Plaintiffs a single opportunity to try,&#8221; Fitzgerald said.</p>
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Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/taylor-swift-shakes-copyright-lawsuit-1084373</p>
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