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Who Owns a Twitter Account and What is Its Worth?

December 28, 2011

This article reviews the recent litigation surrounding the fate of an ex-employee's Twitter account.  As the article relates, an employee of Phonedog tweeted under an account containing the company's name.  When the employee left, his ex-employer let him continue to tweet under the old account, but sued the ex-employee after he changed the account's name.  The article concludes with some practical advice for businesses and employees wishing to avoid this type of entanglement and subsequent litigation (and associated expenses). 

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Who Owns a Twitter Account and What is Its Worth?

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Arina Shulga

Arina Shulga