Judge Inspired By Taylor Swift In Plagiarism Lawsuit; Uses Singer's Lyrics In Ruling

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Taylor Swift managed to shake off her $42 million plagiarism case which would allow Calvin Harris' girlfriend to focus on her highly successful 1989 World Tour.

In fact, California court judge Gail Standish even took inspiration from Taylor Swift's lyrics in penning the decision that would throw out petitioner Jesse Braham's plagiarism case against the "Shake It Off" hitmaker.

The ruling reads, per CNS 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. As currently drafted, the Complaint has a blank space - one that requires Braham to do more than write his name."

The judge continued, "And, 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 his case. At least for the moment, Defendants have shaken off this lawsuit."

The New York Daily News asked for a comment from Jesse Braham after the court threw out his plagiarism suit against Taylor Swift, who is now in the middle of her 1989 World Tour.

"If it's true, we'll be taking this all the way to the Supreme Court," the R&B singer said. "We'll have our day in court."

In his lawsuit against Taylor Swift, which Jesse Braham filed without a lawyer, he claimed that Calvin Harris' girlfriend stole the line from his song "Haters Gonna Hate," specifically "Haters gonna hate, players gonna play."

"Her hook is the same hook as mine," the singer said. "If I didn't write the song 'Haters Gone Hate,' there wouldn't be a song called 'Shake It Off.'"

Now that the plagiarism suit is now out of the way, Taylor Swift can resume her 1989 World Tour on Nov. 28 at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park.

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