How long do we have to wait for the filing of a high-profile celebrity/corporate lawsuit over the use of trademarks or names in twitter accounts? Or has there been one already? I would think that twitter names are a bit like domain names so won't courts probably rule that twitterers will have to give up names like theRealKanyeWest or whatever?
Twitter accounts are certainly like domain names in that the namespace is controlled by private interests with no incentive to buck against the prevailing trends in so-called intellectual property.
While I don't think he sounds like a 12 year old I think this is a very appropriate place for the 'internet, serious business' meme. But if they are defacing him and he ACTUALLY filed a complaint of some sort I see no reason for those accounts to still exist.
But I highly doubt any complaints were filed and I don't think quality control of usernames is the highest priority on twitter right now.
Kanye West (1) throws a temper tantrum (2) on twitter (3) in all caps (4), reported on techcrunch.com (5)... yes, five good reasons not to bother clicking on this headline.
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[ 151 ms ] story [ 755 ms ] threadBut I highly doubt any complaints were filed and I don't think quality control of usernames is the highest priority on twitter right now.
But I highly doubt any complaints were filed and I don't think quality control of usernames is the highest priority on twitter right now.
Indeed. One gets the feeling that he expects something to be done about the situation simply because he is Kanye West and he said something about it.
Or is this just another twitter submarine?
(there are four of them right now on the front page)
((enough is enough))
Drop a depth charge then!
At least he's honest.
I think that's a new record.