A certain Jesse Braham has lodged a legal complaint against Taylor Swift
stating she plagiarized the lyrics to his song Haters Gon Hate for her
hit, Shake It Off. The Grammy winning tune was released in 2014 - a year
after Jesse released his less successful hit.
In Braham's song, he sings: "Haters gone hater, playas gone play. Watch
out for them fakers, they'll fake you everyday." He claims Swift stole
the lyrics and wants $42million in compensation.
The case however
could be dead in the water, Perez Hilton reports that artists cannot sue
over such a short phrase. According to a legal source : "Mr. Braham,
who is representing himself, cannot claim copyright protection for the
phrases 'haters gone hate' and 'playas gone play' because the Copyright
Act does not protect short phrases and these phrases are not original to
him.
"In addition, and most damning to Mr. Braham's claim, the two songs have absolutely nothing in common."
This is the latest legal
woe for Pennsylvania-born Taylor. O
n Wednesday
the 25-year-old squared against a former Denver radio host who sued her after
he said he lost his job because of accusations that he
inappropriately touched her during a photo session.
8 comments:
Thief
Na wa o, imagine the amount of money he wants as compensation
lool can you imagine, he's not serious. $42million for that sentence, and after how many decades Shake it off was released.
He should go and have several seats.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Lolz, na wa o. Taylor mehn! Αи∂ I was busy enjoying stolen song
#It WiLL oNLy gEt beTTer
#iT MuSt eNd IN pRAisE
Storyland
Small time looking to score big! Absolute shame.
This oyinbo's can b so funny 42m!
Seyilicious
Ole buruku! See the kind of money he is calling for. Linda take note!
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