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Don’t Hate the Players (Nor the Haters), Hate the Game: A “Swift” Dismissal in Copyright Law and the Banalities of Lyricism

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. discusses the dismissal of Taylor Swift's copyright lawsuit and its effect on the music industry, the banality of the lyrical phrase in question, and the likelihood of similar lawsuits in the future.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorMay 20, 2018"Shake It Off", copyright law, creativity, Feist, Mark Edward Blankenship Jr-, motion to dismiss, Ninth Circuit, originality, Taylor Swift