The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has walked-back on its previous ruling denying dismissal of the copyright lawsuit over “Players Gonna Play; Haters Gonna Hate” lyrics.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has walked-back on its previous ruling denying dismissal of the copyright lawsuit over “Players Gonna Play; Haters Gonna Hate” lyrics.
Losing her appeal, Taylor Swift now heads to trial on whether her use of the phrase “Playas Gonna Play, Haters Gonna Hate” is copyright infringement. She used the phrase in her 2014 hit song “Shake It Off”, from the album “1989”. The Plaintiffs are the authors of the 3LW song “Playas Gon’ Play”.