Swifties took action after news broke that the judge presiding over a copyright case against Taylor Swift refused to dismiss the case.
The pop icon is facing allegations from accuser Kimberly Marasco, who claims Swift used her poetry without permission in songs and videos from albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Dept, according to a report by Newsweek on Friday.
Swift’s legal team has denied the allegations and requested dismissal, but Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump in 2020, has kept the case alive, the outlet said.
In response, one Swiftie took to Twitter with a rallying cry: post“Remember, Trump hates Taylor Swift… Taylor Swift is being sued and Aileen Cannon is the judge.”
Another one agreed by reposting the Swift report and writing, “Trump & Cannon up to Dirty Tricks!” Out to destroy everyone against him.’
Swifties rallied after news broke that the judge presiding over a copyright case against Taylor Swift refused to dismiss the case; (Swift pictured in September)
Swift’s legal team has denied the allegations and requested dismissal, but Judge Aileen Cannon (pictured), appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump in 2020, has kept the case alive, the outlet said.
The lawsuit predates Swift’s public endorsement of Trump’s political rival Vice President Kamala Harris, prompting Trump to declare on Truth Social, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
In April, Marasco filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift Productions Inc., initially taking her case to small claims court, according to Newsweek.
It was later escalated to federal court in the Southern District of Florida, where it landed on Judge Aileen Cannon’s docket.
Marasco initially sought only $100 and writer’s credit; however, her complaint was later amended in October, 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.
She quotes more than a dozen songs that she claims contain unique expressions from her poems Fallen From Grace and Dealing with Chronic Illness: Vestibular Neuritis.
She also claims that Swift’s choreography mirrors her own work, including a specific musical chair routine.
According to the newspaper, Swift’s legal team has twice taken steps to dismiss the case.
Their initial filing in May argued that the lawsuit was “legally and factually without merit,” and asked the judge to reject 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 Trump’s political rival Vice President Kamala Harris; (photo October)
Trump posted ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’ on his Truth Social, just five days after she revealed she voted for Kamala Harris in November
Swift called herself a ‘childless cat lady’ with her lengthy Instagram post in which she revealed her 2024 vote and posted a photo of herself with one of her three cats – Benjamin Button
In September, they filed a second motion to dismiss, stating that Marasco’s claim “fails to state a claim” because it fails to demonstrate that any protectable elements have been copied, confusing “expression” with general themes or individual words, the newspaper said.
Despite Swift’s requests, 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.
Her decisions have received a lot of attention, especially after she dismissed the classified documents case earlier this year.