'1989' Taylor's Version' Coming Soon Because of THIS?

Happy Birthday, Taylor Swift, indeed!

The pop icon received a very important gift on her 33rd birthday, the dismissal of her high-profile "Shake It Off" copyright infringement lawsuit.

For those who do not know, songwriters Nathan Butler and Sean Hall sued Taylor Swift for alleged copyright infringement on her mammoth hit "Shake It Off," one of the lead singles of her "1989" album.

They noted that the "You're On Your Own Kid" hitmaker stole the lyrics of their song "Playas Gon' Play," a song they wrote in 2001 for the girl group 3LW.

However, in a letter to the judge, Swift noted that there was "no need to steal" as the lyrics that Hall and Butler alleged had been something that she heard growing up in school and even on the playground when she was still young.

"In writing the lyrics, I drew partly on experiences in my life and, in particular, unrelenting public scrutiny of my personal life, 'clickbait' reporting, public manipulation, and other forms of negative personal criticism which I learned I just needed to shake off and focus on my music," Swift said in the letter.

Hall and Butler pointed out that "Shake It Off" lifted their lyrics "playas, they gonna play" and "haters, they gonna hate."

Swift, in "Shake It Off" sang: "Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate."

Now, according to Rolling Stone, a significant development in the case happened as the judge granted the request to have the lawsuit dismissed in its entirety a week before it goes to trial.

Per the publication, Judge Michael Fitzgerald dismissed the case with prejudice, which means the case cannot be brought up again.

However, the reason why it was dismissed all of a sudden was not revealed. Per Rolling Stone, "any reason for, or explanation behind, the agreement to dismiss" the lawsuit was not revealed to the public.

With this significant development, Swifties have come to celebrate the joyous news, even pointing out the timing of the lawsuit being dismissed.

Some Swifties even said that this would probably mean that the entire "1989" album is free from the legal leash, giving Swift the liberty to re-record it again (if she hasn't publicly yet).

Earlier this year, a TikToker pointed out that the reason that "1989 (Taylor's Version)" hasn't been released yet is because of this legal setback.

However, some Swifties are in unison that "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" would have been the most logical album to be re-released next, as it was highly hinted in the "Bejeweled" Music video.

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