Swifties are speaking out after it emerged that the judge presiding over a copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift refused to dismiss the case.
The pop icon faces allegations from plaintiff Kimberly Marasco, who claims Swift used her poetry without permission in songs and videos from the albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Dept, according to a report from news week on Friday.
Swift’s legal team denied the allegations and sought dismissal, but Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by former President Donald Trump to the District Court in 2020, kept the case alive, according to the outlet.
In response, one Swiftie took to Twitter with a rallying cry: destination“Remember, Trump hates Taylor Swift… Taylor Swift is being sued and Aileen Cannon is the judge.”
Other intervened reposting Swift’s report and writing: ‘Trump and Cannon do dirty tricks! He wants to destroy everyone who is against him.
Swifties spoke out after it emerged that the judge presiding over a copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift refused to dismiss the case; (Swift photographed in September)
Swift’s legal team denied the allegations and sought dismissal, but Judge Aileen Cannon (pictured), appointed by former President Donald Trump to the District Court in 2020, kept the case alive, according to the outlet.
The lawsuit predates Swift’s public endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s political rival, prompting Trump to declare on Truth Social: ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’
In April, Marasco filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift Productions Inc., initially filing her case in small claims court, according to Newsweek.
It was later moved to federal court for the Southern District of Florida, where it landed on Judge Aileen Cannon’s docket.
Marasco initially asked for only $100 and the writer’s credit; However, his lawsuit was later amended in October and he is now seeking more than $7 million in damages, according to the outlet.
Marasco’s case centers on her claim that Swift’s songs and music videos from Lover, Folklore, Midnights, and The Tortured Poets Dept. allegedly borrow “creative elements” directly from Marasco’s poetry without permission or proper credit.
He cites more than a dozen songs that he claims contain unique expressions from his poems Fallen From Grace and Dealing with Chronic Illness: Vestibular Neuritis.
She also alleges that Swift’s choreography reflects her own work, including a specific chair dance routine.
Swift’s legal team has twice moved to dismiss the case, according to the outlet.
His first filing in May argued that the lawsuit was “legally and factually baseless,” and asked the judge to reject any further amendments to Marasco’s complaints.
In response, one Swiftie took to Twitter with a rallying cry, posting: “Remember, Trump hates Taylor Swift… Taylor Swift is being sued and Aileen Cannon is the judge.”
The lawsuit predates Swift’s public endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s political rival; (pictured from October)
Trump posted ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’ on her Truth Social just five days after she revealed she would be voting for Kamala Harris in November.
Swift labeled herself a ‘childless cat lady’ with her lengthy Instagram post revealing her vote for 2024 and posting a picture of herself with one of her three cats: Benjamin Button.
In September, they filed a second motion to dismiss, maintaining that Marasco’s claim “does not present a claim” as it does not show that any protectable elements were copied, confusing “expression” with general themes or individual words, according to the outlet.
Despite Swift’s motions, Judge Cannon rejected both dismissal attempts on September 19, according to Newsweek.
Cannon, appointed by Trump in 2020, gained widespread public attention after taking on the high-profile case involving former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents.
His decisions have attracted significant scrutiny, especially after he dismissed the classified documents case earlier this year.