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> The armchair lawyer in me wonders if someone could get a libel/defamation suit going because of this. As a professional certified internet laywer I'd also ad
by praptak 14y ago
> The armchair lawyer in me wonders if someone could get a libel/defamation suit going because of this.
As a professional certified internet laywer I'd also add impersonation.
- __david__ 14y agoThat seems a difficult route given that the user had to explicitly give twitter posting access permission to the app in question...
- pdonis 14y agoHe had to give the app access to his Twitter account. That doesn't mean he explicitly gave it permission to post to his Twitter account on his behalf.
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoNo, that's exactly what that particular permission is (from a technical standpoint). What's at issue here is that the tweet the software generated wasn't exactly an authorized use of the account.
- pdonis 14y agoWhat's at issue here is that the tweet the software generated wasn't exactly an authorized use of the account. Which means that, regardless of the technical point that "access to the Twitter account" gives the app the ability to post, the user did not give the app permission to post.
- troels 14y agoEh .. off topic, but why did you write lawyer with Y and W switched around? You emphasised it, so I assume it was on purpose?
- praptak 14y agoA silly variation on the IANAL disclaimer.