A federal court has rejected for Taylor Swift’s attempt to be reimbursed for legal expenses related to her victory over a claim that her 2014 single “Shake It Off” infringed a 2001 release.
Swift can well afford to pay her $75,000 legal bill, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California said in an April 16 ruling. And even though the creators of “Playas Gon’ Play” lost their infringement claim against her in February, the lawsuit wasn’t frivolous, the court said.
The court rejected Swift’s argument that a fee award would serve the public interest by deterring similar ...
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