News follows reports pop singer has applied to trademark song lyrics from '1989' album
Proposed changes to US music licensing laws would require cover artists to get a 'license'
Musician and activist Ben Norton said 'trademarks are a direct attack on freedom of speech'
Lyric from 2014 single 'Shake It Off' among a number of lyrics singer has secured
Swift's Twitter and Instagram accounts were hacked this morning
Chet Faker was handed title of making 2014's most popular song in annual poll
The singer will appear at Radio 1's Big Weekend in May
Swift tweeted the video with accompanying message 'LOLOLOLOL THE SASS'
Swift sent parcel to fan Rebekah Bortnicker including money and homemade art
The new chart tracks artists’ popularity across all the various Billboard charts