A judge just dismissed a copyright case against Taylor Swift — using her lyrics

Taylor Swift
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A copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift resulted in what may be the best dismissal order ever written. After a judge decided musician Jessie Braham had insufficient factual evidence in his case claiming Swift had stolen lyrics from his song "Haters Gonna Hate" for her song "Shake It Off," the judge decided to get creative with delivering the bad news.

The result: A judge's order comprised of lyrics from Swift's hit songs "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "Blank Space."

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