Judge dismisses poet's copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift
- July 7, 2026, 10:10 AMA federal judge in Florida has dismissed a poet's lawsuit alleging Taylor Swift stole her themes and ideas to write the songs "The Man," "The Great War," "I Can Do it with a Broken Heart" and more.
- Self-published poet Kimberly Marasco alleged Swift infringed on her rights in various poems she had written between 2017 and 2021, which Swift denied.
- Among the allegations in her lawsuit, which identified several Swift songs released between 2019 and 2024, Marasco claimed that Swift infringed on her poem "Ordinary Citizen" -- which contained the line, "I'm running behind / You s
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- July 7, 2026, 10:10 AMA federal judge in Florida has dismissed a poet's lawsuit alleging Taylor Swift stole her themes and ideas to write the songs "The Man," "The Great War," "I Can Do it with a Broken Heart" and more.
- Self-published poet Kimberly Marasco alleged Swift infringed on her rights in various poems she had written between 2017 and 2021, which Swift denied.
- Among the allegations in her lawsuit, which identified several Swift songs released between 2019 and 2024, Marasco claimed that Swift infringed on her poem "Ordinary Citizen" -- which contained the line, "I'm running behind / You s
Sources: Abcnews