A lawsuit and counter-action between Taylor Swift and Utah Evermore’s fantasy theme park have been resolved with the parties involved giving up their respective lawsuits, Rolling Stone Learned.
“In order to resolve both processes, the parties will give up and dismiss their respective processes without a monetary settlement,” said a Taylor Swift spokesman in a statement to the Rolling Stone. An Evermore Park lawyer did not immediately respond to Rolling Stonerequest for comment from.
On February 2, Evermore Park filed a trademark infringement lawsuit, claiming that the release of Swift’s Ever album caused “real confusion”, which negatively affected the park’s online presence, in addition to infringing its marketing and merchandise, and impacting its visitors. He also claimed that both Evermore Park and Swift’s Ever goods offered similar products. The plaintiff also claimed that Swift’s clothing merchandise was counterfeit through the Evermore Park trademark. She sought “no more than $ 2 million per counterfeit trademark” in connection with trademark infringement on clothing, as well as additional damages along with attorney’s fees and court fees.
Swift’s team dealing with the rights to his music and other trademarks, TAS Management, contacted him in late February. The counterclaim claimed that Evermore Park was regularly involved in its own copyright infringement against Swift. The lawsuit claimed that three Swift songs – “Love Story”, “You Belong With Me” and “Bad Blood” – were used regularly in theme park performances without obtaining the proper license. He further stated that Evermore Park ignored the BMI’s performance rights organization’s “numerous warnings” regarding the alleged copyright infringement of the Park.