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IANAL, but AIUI, the situation is somewhat analogous to “debtor in possession”. For example, if a “factory and everything in it” is sold in a bankruptcy auctio
by labcomputer 2y ago
IANAL, but AIUI, the situation is somewhat analogous to “debtor in possession”.
For example, if a “factory and everything in it” is sold in a bankruptcy auction, the buyer doesn’t get the vending machines owned by the 3rd party caterer. The vending machines are in possession of the debtor, but not owned by him. So the bankruptcy court can’t transfer them.
X is arguing that users do not own their handles, so X cannot be compelled to transfer a handle from one user to another as part of a bankruptcy auction.
- explain 2y agoAnd per ToS, accounts cannot be sold. A company can be sold including its assets (its X account), but not a personal account - which Jones' account is. @InfoWars and @AlexJones are different issues entirely.
- gameman144 2y ago> A company can be sold including its assets (its X account) The argument would be that a company's X account is not one of its assets -- it is one of X's.
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- hmcq6 2y agoWhile I agree I'm pretty sure InfoWars is a trademark the Onion now owns? I don't think that means X is required to transfer the handle but I wonder if that would open them up to further lawsuits
- gigatexal 2y agoI get that. But also disagree with Elon (shocker, I know!). But also Alex Jones is a horrible human and his platform being sold to pay the debts the courts awarded the families he harmed is poetic justice Kendrick Lamar couldn’t have written better than. Here’s hoping the Onion gets the assets and can satirize Jones for ever and ever as the putz that he is.