Taylor Swift sued for $1 million by Memphis poet claiming copyright infringement over 2019 'Lover' album

Swift released 'Lover,' her seventh studio album and first release following Big Machine Records fallout, in 2019

By Tracy Wright | Fox News

Taylor Swift is facing a $1 million copyright infringement lawsuit after a Memphis, Tennessee, poet on Tuesday filed documents claiming the singer-songwriter copied elements of her book to create the 2019 album "Lover."

霉霉面临一百万美元的版权侵权诉讼，因为田纳西州孟菲斯的一名诗人周二提交文件，声称这位创作歌手在创作2019年的专辑《Lover》时抄袭了她书中的元素。

infringement /ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/ n.（对他人权益的）侵犯，侵害；（对法律、规则等的）违反，违背

Memphis /ˈmemfɪs/；孟菲斯市（美国田纳西州城市名）

Tennessee/ˌtenəˈsiː/田纳西州（美国州名）

Teresa La Dart's lawsuit claimed Swift used "creative elements that copied the expressive design arrangements" for her seventh studio album from a book La Dart published with the same "Lover" title on Jan. 12, 2010.

特蕾莎·拉达特在诉讼中称斯威夫特在她的第七张录音室专辑中使用了“创造性元素，抄袭了拉达特在2010年1月12日出版的同名《情人》一书中富有表现力的设计安排”。

In court documents, La Dart's book was also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in February.

在法庭文件中，拉达特的书也于今年2月在美国版权局注册。

Fox News Digital has reached out to Swift's rep for comment.

福克斯新闻数字频道已经联系了斯威夫特的发言人，请其做出反应。

Swift released the album with an accompanying tome on Aug. 23, 2019.

泰勒斯威夫特于2019年8月23日发行了这张专辑，还附赠一部著作。

tome n. /təʊm/ （尤指理论性的）大部头书，巨著

The statute of limitations on copyright infringement cases is three years following the release of the work. Tuesday was the last day La Dart could file the suit against the 11-time Grammy Award winner.

侵犯著作权案件的诉讼时效是作品发行后的3年。周二是拉达特对这位11次格莱美奖得主提起诉讼的最后一天。

La Dart claims in her suit — obtained by Action News 5 in Memphis — that Swift and the Taylor Swift Productions, Inc. (TSP) book includes "substantially the same format of a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components with a book."

孟菲斯的《行动新闻5号》获得了拉达特的诉讼信息，她在诉讼中称，斯威夫特和其制作公司(TSP)的书中包含了“基本上相同的格式—用文字和图片组元素成的书来纪念过去几年的回忆。”

The suit also states there's a "substantially similar cover format, with the author photographed in a downward pose, and a color scheme (pastel pinks and blues) with the same title with substantially the same introduction page formats with a similarly styled ‘Lover’ title, as well as an earlier photograph of the author in a nature setting and turned to the right."

诉状中还写道:“封面格式基本相似，作者的照片是向下拍摄的，配色(淡粉色和蓝色)、标题基本相同，介绍页格式也基本相同，标题风格类似的‘情人’，以及作者早期在自然环境中向右转向的照片。”

color scheme /ˈkʌlə skiːm/配色方案，色彩设计

pastel /ˈpæstl/ n. 1.彩色粉笔；蜡笔•drawings in pastel 蜡笔画。2.粉笔•a box of pastels 一盒粉笔。3.彩色粉笔画；蜡笔画。4.淡雅的色彩•The whole house was painted in soft pastels. 整座房屋都漆成柔和淡雅的色彩。

Documents state the defendants have "neither sought, nor obtained, a license from TLD (Teresa La Dart) of her creative design element rights, nor have they given any credit to TLD in relation to the TLD work and the infringing Swift and TSP ‘Lover’ book release."

文件称，被告“既没有寻求也没有获得拉达特的创意设计元素权利许可，也没有就拉达特的作品以及泰勒及其公司推出的侵权图书《Lover》发行给予拉达特任何表示。”

Defendant：被告

The suit said the Swift album has reached "at least 2.9 million copies sold within the United States since its release date (over 4 million copies sold internationally)."

诉讼称，斯威夫特的专辑“自发行之日起，在美国境内的销量已达290万张(全球销量超过400万张)”。

La Dart claims she has suffered "continuing" damages and "will not abate in the future."

拉达特声称，她遭受了“持续”的损害，而且“未来不会减轻”。

abate v. /əˈbeɪt/ （使）减弱，减退，减轻，减少• The storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。

The lawsuit also requests Swift to incur all costs of attorney's fees, and La Dart is requesting a trial by jury.

该诉讼还要求Swift承担所有律师费用，La Dart请求陪审团审判。

incur /ɪnˈkɜː(r)/ v. 1.招致；遭受；引起•She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。2.if you incur costs, you have to pay them 引致，带来（成本、花费等）

"Lover" was Swift's seventh studio album and the first effort she recorded with Republic Records after ending her 12-year contract with Big Machine Records following the Scooter Braun fallout over her master recordings.

《Lover》是霉霉的第七张录音室专辑，也是她与Big Machine Records唱片公司在Scooter Braun的唱片风波后结束12年合同之后与Republic Records合作的第一张专辑。

The album was her sixth consecutive album to top the Billboard 200 charts, and featured the popular singles, "Me!," "You Need to Calm Down," "The Man" and "Lover."

这张专辑是她连续第六张专辑登顶Billboard 200榜单，其中包括流行单曲《Me!》、《你需要冷静下来》、《男人》和《情人》。

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