Taylor Swift inspires Glasgow student to pursue copyright law

Regan, who’s originally from Auchterarder, Perthshire, said Swift’s music was the “soundtrack of my life”.

Since 2021, the US superstar has been re-releasing her old albums, after a deal she signed when she was just 15 years old gave ownership of her master recordings to her record label.

“I’ll explain it how I explain it to my mum,” says Regan.

“Taylor lost the rights to her music because the company that she had worked under was sold completely,” she said.

Swift tried to buy them back, but was outbid, according to Regan.

“She knew she’d never get the recordings back so she decided to re-record her music on her own terms.”

Regan added that it was personal for Swift because the star had problems with Braun, who initially bought the rights.

Now Swift’s re-recorded songs and albums are marked with “(Taylor’s Version)” to show that she owns them.

The “Taylor’s Version” tracks come with refreshed vocals, instrumentation, new cover art and even some tracks “From The Vault” of her song library.