Pakistan, July 8 -- Taylor Swift has received a legal win after a judge dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed by poet Kimberly Marasco.

The case started after Marasco accused Swift of copying parts of her poetry for songs including The Man and The Great War.

She filed an updated complaint in February 2025 against Swift, Republic Records, Universal Music Group and others.

Judge Aileen Cannon later ruled that the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be brought back to court again.

In the decision, the judge said the similarities between Swift's songs and Marasco's poems involved common ideas and phrases that are not protected under copyright law.

The ruling also stated that Marasco's complaint did not identify an...