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Taylor Swift claims to have written all the lyrics to Shake It Off.
She made this declaration when addressing a 2017 copyright lawsuit alleging that he stole words from his 2014 hit song.
In federal court documents filed Monday, she denied copyright infringement and claimed she had "never heard" the songs she is accused of plagiarism.U.S. Pop According to an excerpt of the motion obtained by Trio 3LW. It's a thing," and clearly denied the accusation.
She also explained how her words came to be included in her song.
Taylor said she had never heard the song Playas Gon 'Play, nor had she heard that song or the group 3LW. It was impossible, she argued, to plagiarize the tracks of
She added:
Taylor adds: She learned that she needed to shake off criticism and focus on her own music.
She claimed that the phrases "players play" and "haters hate" were widely used since her childhood. "'Take cold medicine,'"
Taylor continued. "I remember going to school in Wyomissing Hills and high school in Hendersonville and hearing the words other kids said together about who they played with and who they didn't like."[66]
She highlighted how the phrase is used a lot in "many songs, movies and other works", referring to her 2013 performance. The term "hate people who don't like it".
A lawsuit filed by Playas Gon Play songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler was dismissed in 2018 but reinstated by an appeals panel the following year.
In December 2021, a judge ruled that the case should be decided by a jury, but a trial date has not yet been set.
Taylor's lawyers support her argument, arguing that no single entity can monopolize terms that are widely used in her popular culture.
Her attorney, Peter Anderson, said: (the) plaintiffs' allegations stand out as particularly unsubstantiated."
Shake It Off was Swift's lead on her fifth studio album 1989. was a single. Meanwhile, 3LW released her Playas Gon' Play in 2001 as part of her band's eponymous debut album Girl.
Taylor defended the use of jets after topping the celebrity league table of the biggest civilian aircraft polluters last month.
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