Dec 16, 2021

Looking at the (legal) bad blood over Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off”

Taylor Swift performs onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Also today: The Fed is turning away from pandemic support for the economy while focusing on inflation. Housing data shows that home builders are actually feeling confident in the wake of costs and shortages.

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Taylor Swift unable to shake off copyright lawsuit

by Andy Uhler

Dec 16, 2021

While a judge said that Swift had a strong case against the claim, he concluded that a reasonable jury could find in favor of the plaintiff, meaning it should go to trial.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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