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Taylor Swift Cannot “Shake It Off” With the Merger Doctrine

By Lauren Rucinski on September 4, 2020

Posted in Copyrights, Intellectual Property

If you had ears in mid-2014, you’ve heard pop-star Taylor Swift’s Billboard Hot 100 song, “Shake it Off.” The lyrics feature a catchy phrase (apologies in advance for getting it stuck in your head):

‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Baby, I’m just…

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