• Latest
    • AI
    • Careers
    • Copyright
    • Community & Inclusion
    • Events Videos
    • Law firm news
    • Trade secrets
    • INTA 2026
  • In-house
  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • Jurisdictions
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Australasia
    • Africa
    • Unified Patent Court
  • Rankings
    • About Rankings
    • Practice Area Rankings
    • Global In-House Elite 2026
    • Influential Women in IP 2026
    • Leaders 2026
    • Directory
  • WIPR Insights
    • Magazines
    • IP services: Product walk-throughs
    • Whitepapers
    • Webinars
  • Events
    • Events schedule
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login


Request Trial
  • Home
  • Copyright
  • Taylor Swift faces ‘Shake It Off’ copyright suit after Ninth Circuit revives case
shutterstock_1501775903_jstone
29 October 2019CopyrightRory O'Neill

Taylor Swift faces ‘Shake It Off’ copyright suit after Ninth Circuit revives case

Taylor Swift will once again face claims that she ripped off some of the lyrics for her hook in the 2014 hit “Shake It Off”, after the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revived a copyright lawsuit over the song.

Already registered?

Login to your account


If you don't have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content.

For more information on individual annual subscriptions for full paid access and corporate subscription options please contact us.

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Copyright
Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ faces more infringement claims
22 November 2019   Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” is at the centre of another copyright infringement complaint, this time by a California-based songwriter who is suing the singer for $42 million.
Copyright
Taylor Swift says Scooter Braun is blocking her from performing her own music
15 November 2019   Taylor Swift says music manager Scooter Braun is “exercising tyrannical control” over her music by stopping her from performing her old songs at the upcoming American Music Awards.
Copyright
Taylor Swift taken to court over ‘Shake it Off’, again
20 September 2017   Pop star Taylor Swift has again found herself in court over alleged copyright infringement in relation to her hit song “Shake it Off”.


Editor's picks

Arm interview: The IP team helping to ship 900 computer chips a second
In-House
Arm interview: The IP team helping to ship 900 computer chips a second
24 September 2026

Editor's picks

In-House
Arm interview: The IP team helping to ship 900 computer chips a second
24 September 2026
Community & Inclusion
Perfect Pitch: Inside the scheme that gets junior lawyers selling to clients
14 September 2026
Trademarks
Where have all the trademarks gone?: How word scarcity is a growing headache for brands
11 September 2026
Patents
UK bets £7.8bn on space tech’s ‘significant growth opportunities’
9 September 2026
Patents
Belgium arrest over semiconductor espionage claims raises stakes over key tech
9 September 2026
Copyright
More papers target AI as tech, politics, and publishers draw battle lines
7 September 2026

More articles

The data centre boom: What IP owners and implementers need to know
Arm interview: The IP team helping to ship 900 computer chips a second
Jellycat counsel on preventing 'genericide' and the ‘cheat-meal’ concept
US judge serves up win to Beyond Meat with $23m reduction in damages award
Dearth of TMs leaves UK influencers ‘exposed’ to copycats and free-riding
US firm hires litigation pro who has represented Amazon, Starbucks, Oracle, Peloton
Benesch adds former McDermott IP practice head
New Balance demands Decathlon recall Kiprun trainers in ‘N’ logo row

  • Home
  • News
  • Directory
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Subscription

WIPR
Newton Media Ltd
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
BR1 1LT
United Kingdom

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin