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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