Taylor Swift: Songwriters may have a case in ‘Shake It Off’ copyright lawsuit, judge rules

Taylor Swift: Songwriters may have a case in ‘Shake It Off’ copyright lawsuit, judge rules

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Hall and Butler have alleged that the chorus to "Shake It Off“, which saw Swift sing that "players gonna play, play, play, play, play“ and "haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate“, infringed on the copyright of a track they wrote for the defunct girl group 3LW in 2001.

"Playas Gon' Play“ by 3LW featured the lyrics "Playas, they gonna play, and haters, they gonna hate.“

Swift's defence lawyers previously claimed that the concept of players playing and haters hating are "public domain cliches“, citing a number of tracks by artists including Fleetwood Mac and The Notorious B.I.G, who also used variations of the phrases.

Hall and Butler are seeking a share of the profits from the song. Earlier this