Taylor Swift Fights ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Trademark Lawsuit: ‘Absurd’ and ‘Meritless’
Categoria: Musica
Lawyers for the pop superstar filed their first response to claims that her latest album infringes a cabaret act called "Confessions of a Showgirl."
Por Billboard | 07/05/2026
Taylor Swift ’s lawyers have come out swinging in their first response to a trademark lawsuit over her record-smashing latest album The Life of a Showgirl , accusing the plaintiff of “attempting to get the attention of Ms. Swift’s fandom for her own gain.” Swift’s legal team at the firm Venable LLP filed legal papers on Wednesday (May 6) in the lawsuit brought by Maren Wade , a Las Vegas-based performer who puts on a cabaret show called “Confessions of a Showgirl.” Wade (born Maren Flagg) alleges The Life of a Showgirl infringes her intellectual property, and she’s seeking an immediate injunction to bar the pop superstar from selling album merch while the litigation plays out. Related Taylor Swift Lawsuit: Vegas Performer Asks Judge to Bar ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Merch Sales Fugees' Pras Michel Surrenders to Authorities to Begin 14-Year Prison Sentence, Vows to Appeal Ahead of New Orleans Jazz Fest, Former Police Officer Arrested for Plan to Kill Black People in a Mass Shooting Swift’s lawyers are now opposing that injunction request, which they say would cost tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue if granted. Wednesday’s court filing, obtained by Billboard , argues that Flagg “embraced and sought to associate herself” with The Life of a Showgirl to get a “marketing boost.” They cite more than 40 posts on Flagg’s Instagram and TikTok pages that feature Swift’s music, plus hashtags like #thelifeofashowgirl, #TS12, #taylorswift and #swifties. “Far from showing any concern about the album after its announcement, Ms. Flagg spent several months centering her brand on The Life of a Showgirl ’s name, artwork, music and lyrics to promote her little-known cabaret show,” reads the filing. “When plaintiff’s attempts to exploit Ms. Swift’s intellectual property failed to garner the desired attention (likely because, despite Ms. Flagg’s best efforts, consumers were not confused into believing these two brands were even remotely connected), she concocted a meritless lawsuit.” Swift’s attorneys say Flagg is actually the one here who has committed infringement by misusing the star’s intellectual property, and they “will be pursuing appropriate remedies for that intentional, commercial misuse.” This echoes the strategy Swift’s team employed when Utah’s Evermore Park filed a trademark lawsuit in 2021 over her album Evermore , and she countersued the theme park for playing her music without proper licenses. Both cases were ultimately dropped with no money exchanged. Wednesday’s response papers argue that a judge should reject Flagg’s injunction motion because The Life of a Showgirl merch is tied to Swift’s First Amendment-protected expression, citing Lady Gaga ’s victory over a similar request to stop sales of her Mayhem album merch amid a trademark lawsuit late last year. Even without artistic expression protections, Swift’s lawyers say the motion fails because there’s no chance of customers mistaking “Confessions of a Showgirl” for The Life of a S