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Fred Garratt-Stanley

"Absurd, frivolous and harassing": Taylor Swift wins copyright lawsuit over her song lyrics after long legal battle

Taylor Swift attends the SongWriters' Hall of Fame induction ceremony 2026.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift has finally won a copyright lawsuit over her song lyrics, after beating claims labelled "absurd" by her legal team.

Self-published poet Kimberley Marasco first brought a case against Swift in 2024, alleging that the singer-songwriter had stolen lines and taken inspiration from her poems to help create over a dozen songs on albums such as The Tortured Poets Department, Midnights, Evermore, and Folklore.

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