Taylor Swift: Judge Dismisses Shake It Off Copyright Lawsuit

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By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter

A US lawsuit alleging Taylor Swift stole lyrics to her hit song Shake It Off has been dismissed by a judge.

Songwriters Sean Hall and Nate Butler had claimed the pop star lifted the lyrics to the chorus of his song from their own hit Playas Gon' Play. Swift denied knowledge of the song before the trial.

However, court documents show a judge dismissed the copyright lawsuit" in its entirety" on Monday.

The case was scheduled to go to trial on January 17.

Swift said she drew from her own experiences and "commonly used phrases and comments" she'd heard throughout her life for the track and that the lyrics were written "entirely by me". p>

US trade publication Variety reported that the two sides had "reached an agreement" and jointly requested the case be dismissed.

The terms of the settlement were unclear, however, the songwriting credits remain the same as of m oment of writing.