A federal judge isn't letting pop star Taylor Swift shake off a lawsuit over similarities between her song "Shake It Off" and a song by R&B group 3LW.
Taylor Swift performs during the Z100 Jingle Bell Ball on December 13 in New York City. Theo Wargo is a photographer for iHeartMedia.
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The lyrics and structure of the two songs were found to be similar by the U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California.
Fitzgerald wrote that even though Swift's experts "strongly refute" the similarities, the Court is not inclined to credit their opinions.
The lawsuit claims that the lyrics in the chorus of "Shake It Off" mimic the lines "playas, they gonna play/ And haters, they gonna."
Forbes reached out to Swift's representatives.
Fitzgerald dismissed the case against Swift after he said the lyrics in question were too brief, unoriginal, and uncreative to warrant protection under the Copyright Act. The case was returned to the US District Court for the Central District of California after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling. In July, Swift submitted a new filing with additional analysis to get the suit thrown out.
Taylor Swift is being sued for her song "Shake It Off".
The appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Taylor Swift.
