Taylor Swift Asks Judge To Dismiss ‘Absurd’ Lyrics Lawsuit ‘Once And For All’
Taylor Swift's lawyers are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit claiming she stole lyrics, calling the claims “absurd” and a waste of court resources.Summary
Taylor Swift is attempting to permanently dismiss a lawsuit filed by poet Kimberly Marasco, who alleges Swift stole lyrics from her poems for songs across multiple albums, including 'Lover,' 'Folklore,' and 'Midnights.' Swift’s attorneys argue Marasco’s claims are “baseless” and that she is attempting to claim ownership of common themes and metaphors. A previous case filed by Marasco was dismissed in September, with the judge ruling she didn’t own the rights to the phrases she claimed were copied. Despite this, Marasco filed a second lawsuit against Swift directly, making similar allegations. Swift’s legal team contends Marasco is trying to monopolize basic concepts and ideas, and that her examples of alleged verbatim phrasing are not actually identical. Marasco responded by claiming it’s too early to dismiss the case, but her provided examples were shown to be inaccurate comparisons.
(Source：Billboard)