Taylor Swift returns to US court after appeal over copyright lawsuit

Swift and two other songwriters are accused of taking lyrics from a song by girl group 3LW for her hit Shake It Off

A copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift is returning to court in the US, after an appeal overturned an earlier dismissal of the case.

Swift and her fellow songwriters Max Martin and Shellback are accused of copying lyrics from the 2001 song Players Gon’ Play by US girl group 3LW, for Swift’s song Shake It Off.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MYKl3T