Shakira's hit song 'Loca' did not plagiarize, U.S. judge rules

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - A case in which pop star Shakira's 2010 hit single "Loca" was found to be an illegal copy of a Dominican songwriter's work came crashing down on Monday when a U.S. judge said the songwriter had lied to the court and the cassette tape on which his claims were based is a fake. "[T]here was a basic issue of fraud in the trial," said U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, dismissing the copyright infringement case agains