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12 November 2015Copyright

Judge quotes Taylor Swift while ‘shaking off’ $42m copyright lawsuit

A US court has dismissed a copyright claim filed against singer Taylor Swift that alleged her 2014 hit song “Shake it off” infringed a singer’s copyright, according to reports.

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14 August 2020   Taylor Swift has taken action to explain why her lyrics did not infringe the copyright of a previous song in new legal papers filed at the United States Court for the Central District of California on August 11.
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