In the early 2000's, an all-girl band called 3LW performed a
song called "Playas Gon' Play," which was written by
Sean Hall and Nathan Butler. "Playas Gon' Play" was
initially released in May, 2001 and rose to number 81 on the
Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The album on which "Playas
Gon' Play" appeared sold over One Million copies and 3LW
performed the song numerous times on national television. The
chorus of "Playas Gon' Play" consists of the
following lyrics:
Playas, they gonna play
And haters, they gonna hate
Ballers, they gonna ball
Shot callers, they gonna call
That ain't got nothin' to do
With me and you
That's the way it is
That's the way it is.
Hall and Butler sued Taylor Swift, her co-authors on "Shake
It Off," as well as various other parties related to
"Shake It Off" and the album on which it was included.
Hall and Butler alleged a single claim of copyright infringement
premised upon the lyrical similarities between "Playas
Gon'
