Taylor Swift sued by author who claims singer stole elements of her book Taylor Swift sued by author


Taylor Swift is being sued for copyright infringement over the 2019 book associated with her “Lover” album.

Lover set records as the top-selling album of 2019 in its debut week.

Author Teresa La Dart, whose book “Lover” was published in 2010, has filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Tennessee against Swift, alleging that the singer-songwriter appropriated the book’s title and several creative elements.

According to La Dart, Swift’s 2019 book “Lover” has replicated various creative elements from her 2010 book, including the format, front and back covers, and a similarly styled “Lover” title.

Taylor Swift sued by author who claims singer stole elements of her book

La Dart’s lawyer asserted in the lawsuit that Swift’s book infringes on La Dart’s copyrights, demanding “excess of one million dollars” in damages.

“The defendants have neither sought nor obtained a license from TLD of her creative design element rights, nor have they given any credit to TLD or provided any monetary payments,” stated La Dart’s attorney William S. Parks in the complaint.

Taylor Swift sued by author who claims singer stole elements of her book

The alleged similarities between La Dart’s book and Swift’s book extend to covers featuring “pastel pinks and blues,” as well as an image of the author “photographed in a downward pose.”

Taylor Swift sued by author who claims singer stole elements of her book

In addition, La Dart claims Swift replicated the book’s “format,” specifically “a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components.”

La Dart argues that the inner book design, which involves “interspersed photographs and writings,” also violates her copyrights.

Legal experts are skeptical of these claims, asserting that the elements may not be distinct enough to be covered by copyrights.

“As far as I can tell, she isn’t claiming that any of the actual content is similar,” indicated Aaron Moss, a veteran litigator at the firm Greenberg Glusker who writes about copyright lawsuits.

“The idea of memorializing a series of recollections over a number of years by interspersing ‘written and pictorial components’ isn’t protectable,” Moss stated. “If it were, this person might as well sue anyone who’s ever written a diary or made a scrapbook.”

Moss added: “This lawsuit should be thrown out on a motion to dismiss, if the plaintiff’s lawyer doesn’t think better of it and voluntarily withdraws the complaint first.”

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