California judge throws out Jesse Graham’s $42m lawsuit that alleged the pop star stole his lyrics in a judgment that liberally quotes Swift’s songsA California judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift in a cheekily worded ruling that quotes lyrics from the pop star’s songs.
Earlier this month,R&B artist Jessie Braham, who records as Jesse Graham, and issued a $42m lawsuit against Swift,accusing the singer of lifting his lyrics for her hit Shake It Off. Braham alleged that although Shake It Off bore no melodic resemblance to his song Haters Gone abominate, Swift took the distinctive lyrics from the chorus of his song, or which appears on the album Sexy Ladies.
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Source: theguardian.com