Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (ordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Judge With a Sense of Humor Dismisses $42 Million Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift Using Lyrics From Her Own Pop Songs
November 12, 2015
"The Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back."
A judge threw out a $42 million lawsuit filed against singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and Sony this week in quite a cheeky fashion.
Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (ordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
The lawsuit brought before United States District Court Judge Gail Standish by Jessie Braham, who represented himself, accused Swift of pirating lyrics from one of his songs.
Standish, however, found the lawsuit insufficient and, in dismissing the case, channeled the pop princess herself.
"At present, the Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back in court. But, for now, we have got problems, and the Court is not sure Braham can solve them," Standish of California's Central District court wrote, according to CNN.
"As currently drafted, the Complaint has a blank space -- one that requires Braham to do more than write his name. And, upon consideration of the Court's explanation ... Braham may discover that mere pleading BandAids will not fix the bullet holes in his case. At least for the moment, Defendants have shaken off this lawsuit," she continued.
Braham had argued that Swift's "Shake It Off" stole lyrics from his own "Haters Gone Hate."
Here's a look at the lyrics in question.
Swift's "Shake It Off:"
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, playAnd the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heart-breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Braham's "Haters Gone Hate:"
Haters gone hatePlayas gone playWatch out for them fakersThey'll fake you everyday.
Getting serious after calling on Swift's "Shake It Off," "Blank Space," "Bad Blood" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Standish wrote that Braham could file a new complaint if he addressed the issues noted about his lawsuit, CNN reported.
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