Taylor Swift Faces ‘Haters’ and ‘Playas’ in ‘Shake It Off’ Trial

Taylor Swift failed to convince a federal trial court in California that it should dismiss a copyright infringement suit involving her use of “playas” and “haters” in her hit pop song, “Shake It Off.”

The opinion by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied summary judgment for Taylor. He said that factual disputes in the case warrant a trial.

Sean Hall claims ‘Shake It Off’ infringes the musical composition copyright in the 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play.”

Hall said that the lyrics, “Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play ...