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Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet’s plagiarism lawsuit

Off The Press

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July 6, 2026

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A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing the newly married pop megastar Taylor Swift of ​plagiarizing phrases from a Florida woman’s poems for more ‌than a dozen songs. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said the plaintiff Kimberly Marasco failed to show that her poems constituted protectable expression, or ​that Swift had seen the []...Click to read more

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WGBF – 1280 AM – Evansville

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· Jul 10, 2026

A Florida Poet Attempted to Sue Taylor Swift for Plagiarism

A Florida Poet Attempted to Sue Taylor Swift for Plagiarism

BoingBoing

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· Jul 7, 2026

Poet's copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift tossed again

A federal judge in Florida dismissed with prejudice a copyright lawsuit brought against Taylor Swift by self-published poet Kimberly Marasco, ruling (not for the first time!) that the material Marasco claimed Swift stole is not protected by copyright at all. Marasco alleged that more than a dozen songs from Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department lifted from poems she wrote between 2017 and 2021. — Read the rest The post Poet's copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift tossed again appeared first on Boing Boing.

E! Online

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· Jul 7, 2026

Taylor Swift Wins Lawsuit Days After Travis Kelce Wedding

Taylor Swift has spent her whole life putting her feelings into words. And despite poet Kimberly Marasco’s lawsuit alleging some of Swift’s lyrics were a copyright infringement of her poems, a...

The i Paper

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· Jun 28, 2026

I swerved a massive wedding – Taylor Swift may live to regret hers

Poppy Jay: The bigger the spectacle, the bigger the risk

Wired

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· Jul 10, 2026

Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating

Yes, Sarah Wynn-Williams violated her deal to stay silent. But the power disparity bolsters the view that Meta is a heartless bully.

TwistedSifter

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· Jul 4, 2026

Her School Put a Fake Quote Under Her Name in the Yearbook — So She Spent the Entire Next Year Inserting Herself Into Every Group Photo

High school revenge has never been so petty! The post Her School Put a Fake Quote Under Her Name in the Yearbook — So She Spent the Entire Next Year Inserting Herself Into Every Group Photo appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Related coverage for "Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet’s plagiarism lawsuit": WGBF – 1280 AM – Evansville — A Florida Poet Attempted to Sue Taylor Swift for Plagiarism. BoingBoing — Poet's copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift tossed again. E! Online — Taylor Swift Wins Lawsuit Days After Travis Kelce Wedding. The i Paper — I swerved a massive wedding – Taylor Swift may live to regret hers. Wired — Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating. TwistedSifter — Her School Put a Fake Quote Under Her Name in the Yearbook — So She Spent the Entire Next Year Inserting Herself Into Every Group Photo