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A Los Angeles federal court judge has decided that two songwriters who claim their lyrics were pilfered by Taylor Swift for her massive 2014 hit “Shake It Off” may have a case. US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler “have sufficiently alleged a protectable selection and arrangement or a sequence …
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Aaron Carter was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday for allegedly ripping off a painting to promote his clothing line — then launching a Twitter attack against the artist. Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter‘s baby brother allegedly ran an image of the painting “Cosmic Lion” on his now-defunct Love Collection website, which sells apparel and jewelry, …
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A Florida photographer is suing singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb for posting his picture on social media without permission. Loeb allegedly uploaded the shot of her clutching a guitar and wearing her hair in rainbow-ribboned buns on Instagram, which has garnered 992 likes. The photo, posted in October of 2019, appears beside the message “I stand with …
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A New York City photographer hit actress Ellen Barkin with a lawsuit Monday for tweeting his photo of her flipping him the bird at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial. “Barkin did not license the photograph from plaintiff for the website, nor did Barkin have Plaintiff’s permission or consent to publish the Photograph on the website,” wrote …
A Los Angeles federal court judge has decided that two songwriters who claim their lyrics were pilfered by Taylor Swift for her massive 2014 hit “Shake It Off” may have a case. US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler “have sufficiently alleged a protectable selection and arrangement or a sequence …
