She'll become a total joke if that happens. Most people will begin comparing DWUW to videos such as BR. It will become the landmark example for people to justify saying "look how far she's fallen".
This is what i would do if i was in the haus of gaga
1. Release the video on YouTube, RedTube, YouJi z z and You**** for streaming
2. Surprise release ARTPOP ACT II next week, as a result of all of the buzz stemming from the video
3. Sue TMZ
How is this similar to S&M?
The newspaper scene? Wasn't Rih sued for the originality of that video?
Whether or not Rihanna was used for plagiarism for S&M is irrelevant. This is still clearly similar to the newspaper scenes, and your cute little sidestep shade doesn't change that.