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Judge Aileen Cannon Sends Taylor Swift a Slightly Belated Wedding Present—Involving Fire, Desire, Gaslighting, and More

Judge Aileen Cannon ruled in the case 'Marasco v. Swift,' dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by plaintiff Marasco against Taylor Swift and other defendants. Marasco claimed that several of Swift's songs infringed upon her copyrighted poems, including 'Ordinary Citizen' and 'The Fire.' However, the court rejected these claims, stating that ideas, themes, metaphors, and common phrases are not protected under copyright law. The ruling emphasized that while Marasco had authored books containing similar themes and metaphors, these elements alone do not constitute copyrightable material. The decision reaffirmed legal precedents that prevent the monopolization of broad concepts through copyright.

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Judge Aileen Cannon Sends Taylor Swift a Slightly Belated Wedding Present—Involving Fire, Desire, Gaslighting, and More

Judge Aileen Cannon ruled in the case 'Marasco v. Swift,' dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by plaintiff Marasco against Taylor Swift and other defendants. Marasco claimed that several of Swift's songs infringed upon her copyrighted poems, including 'Ordinary Citizen' and 'The Fire.' However, the court rejected these claims, stating that ideas, themes, metaphors, and common phrases are not protected under copyright law. The ruling emphasized that while Marasco had authored books containing similar themes and metaphors, these elements alone do not constitute copyrightable material. The decision reaffirmed legal precedents that prevent the monopolization of broad concepts through copyright.

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