College student who Taylor Swift threatened to sue for tracking celebrities’ private jets âdid nothing wrongâ
A student who was served with a cease and desist letter from Taylor Swift's lawyers has hit back with a hilarious dig at the singer and a letter from his own lawyers.
Sweeney set up social media pages under the handle @taylorswiftjets to document her travel habits, but it seemed the star had had enough.
The “All Too Well” singer's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the account owner, saying, “We are aware of your public disputes with other high-profile individuals and your tactics in these interactions, including offering to stop your harmful Behavior only in exchange for valuable items.
“While for you this may be a game or a path that you hope will bring you wealth or fame, for our customer it is a matter of life and death. Ms. Swift has dealt with stalkers and others who wish to harm her.”
Taylor Swift's lawyers had previously issued a cease and desist letter to the account holder. Photo credit: Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
However, on Monday (February 19), Sweeney shared his lawyer's response to that letter.
He posted the letter in a hilarious tone
Sweeney's attorney, James Slater of Slater Legal PLLC, wrote in the letter, “Simply put, there is nothing illegal about this.” [our client Jack Sweeneyâs] Using publicly available information about tracked private jets, including those used by public figures such as Taylor Swift.
“[He] used the same information to track down sanctioned Russian oligarchs and Elon Musk… The @TaylorSwiftJets account engages in protected speech that does not violate any of Ms. Swift's legal rights.
Jack Sweeney shared his attorney's response. Photo credit: Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
“Your letter makes this clear by not mentioning any legal claim.”
The letter said Swift's lawyers had merely “flirted” with the idea that their client could be charged with stalking under California law, but added that even that was unlikely.
“We don't know why you believed that the best claim against a Florida individual and his business was a California law, but that, combined with the lack of a credible legal claim, suggests a baseless attempt to intimidate and censor our customers .” € Slater finished.
UNILAD has contacted representatives of Taylor Swift, Venable LLP and Slater Legal PLLC for comment.
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