California Judge Uses Taylor Swift Lyrics to Dismiss Case Against Singer
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— -- Apparently Taylor Swift's lyrics are good enough to be used in court rulings.
United States District Court Judge Gail Standish ruled on a copyright case against Swift earlier in the week and decided that musician Jessie Braham, who claimed Swift stole his lyrics, didn't have enough evidence to proceed with the suit.
But Standish didn't stop at just throwing out the case; she went ahead and used Swift's lyrics in the ruling's conclusion, according to documents obtained by ABC News.
“At present, the Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back in court. But, for now, we have got problems, and the Court is not sure Braham can solve them," the judge wrote on Tuesday, citing Swift's songs "Bad Blood" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
She continued, "As currently drafted, the Complaint has a blank space—one that requires Braham to do more than write his name. And, upon consideration of the Court's explanation...Braham may discover that mere pleading Band-Aids will not fix the bullet holes in his case. At least for the moment, Defendants have shaken off this lawsuit.”
Braham filed the suit in October, claiming Swift, among others from her label, used lyrics from his song "Haters Gone Hate" in Swift's hit "Shake It Off." In the ruling, Braham was given the option to "file his lawsuit again with a new complaint that remedies the deficiencies mentioned above," or basically provide sufficient evidence in the eyes of the court.