NEWS OF THE WEEK: Copyright lawsuit over Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off dismissed

NEWS OF THE WEEK: Copyright lawsuit over Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off dismissed

Back in September 2017, songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler launched authorized motion towards the popstar alleging the hit observe copies the refrain of their 2001 music Playas Gon’ Play – which they penned for woman group 3LW. However, Swift repeatedly denied the accusations, arguing that comparable phrases in each songs – “players gonna play” and “haters gonna hate” – had been each frequent and widespread.After the lawsuit rumbled on for over 5 years, Hall and Butler reached an settlement with Swift’s attorneys on Monday wherein they agreed to “(dimiss) this action in its entirety”.