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Taylor Swift performs during the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on Oct.22, 2016 in Austin, Texas.Gary Miller—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Melody Chiu and Karen Mizoguchi / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Melody Chiu and Karen Mizoguchi / People Contributor Sep 19, 2017 7:23 AM UTC [Taylor Swift](http://people.com/tag/taylor-swift/) is refuting a new lawsuit claiming that her lyrics for the 2014 single [“Shake It Off”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h%5FJM) are unoriginal. “This is a ridiculous claim and nothing more than a money grab. The law is simple and clear. They do not have a case,” Swift’s rep tells PEOPLE in a response against songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler. Hall and Butler reportedly sued Swift for copying their 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play” which was recorded by 3LW, according to [TMZ](http://www.tmz.com/2017/09/18/taylor-swift-sued-over-shake-it-off-rip-off-haters-gonna-hate/). The lyrics to their song include: “Playas, they gonna play and haters, they gonna hate.” “Shake It Off” — written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback — include lyrics such as: “Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/ And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.” This isn’t the first time Swift has been sued over her “Shake It Off” lyrics. In November 2015, a California judge [dismissed a lawsuit](http://people.com/crime/shake-it-off-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-taylor-swift/) against the singer that stated she stole the lyrics “haters gonna hate” from R&B singer Jesse Graham, who filed a $42 million lawsuit against Swift. U.S Magistrate Judge J. Standish provided a written dismissal to the copyright suit, even quoting Swift’s lyrics. “Upon consideration of the Court’s explanation in Part II, Braham may discover that mere pleading Band-Aids will not fix the bullet holes in this case. At least for the moment, Defendants have shaken off this lawsuit,” the judge said in court. _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/music/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-ridiculous-copyright-lawsuit-rep-says/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4947588/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4947588/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift Is Being Sued Over ‘Shake It Off.’ Her Rep Says It's ‘Nothing but a Money Grab’","datePublished":"2017-09-19T07:23:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:29:15.424Z","description":"This isn’t the first lawsuit involving the lyrics of “Shake It Off”","url":"https://time.com/4947588/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit/","keywords":["Music","Taylor Swift","shake it off","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde0967bfeb43e1bd/6988de5d656a3f1479bd1c15/gettyimages-617309460.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melody Chiu and Karen Mizoguchi / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde0967bfeb43e1bd/6988de5d656a3f1479bd1c15/gettyimages-617309460.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Taylor Swift Performs At Circuit Of The Americas","caption":"Taylor Swift Performs At Circuit Of The Americas","creditText":"Gary Miller—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/music/","name":"Music"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4947588/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit/","name":"Taylor Swift Is Being Sued Over ‘Shake It Off.’ Her Rep Says It's ‘Nothing but a Money Grab’"}}]}] ```