La Genius sues Twitter
Part of me doesn't give a rat's ass about Twitter and the entire texting, Hey world look at me, my whole life is fascinating way things have turned out. And I also hate anything and everything about any misleading or purposely reporting misinformation just to get a reaction out of people.
At the same time, I also hate to see how everyone continues to be lawsuit happy in this country specifically and the world in general. If nothing else, it will be interesting to see where this case leads and whether or not it has a big impact on the continually evolving internet laws.
At the same time, I also hate to see how everyone continues to be lawsuit happy in this country specifically and the world in general. If nothing else, it will be interesting to see where this case leads and whether or not it has a big impact on the continually evolving internet laws.
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the social-networking site Twitter, claiming an unauthorized page that used his name to make light of drunken driving and two Cardinals pitchers who died damaged his reputation and caused emotional distress.
The suit filed last month in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages.
La Russa had little to say about the suit.
"I'm not discussing it except to say that our foundation attorney is taking care of it," the manager told The Associated Press.
Messages left Thursday with La Russa's attorney and San Francisco-based Twitter were not returned.
The lawsuit claims that someone created a false account under La Russa's name and posted updates, known as "tweets," that gave the false impression that the comments came from La Russa. The suit said the comments were "derogatory and demeaning" and damaged La Russa's trademark rights.
The account bearing La Russa's name is no longer active. The lawsuit includes a screen shot of three tweets. One posted on April 19 said: "Lost 2 out of 3, but we made it out of Chicago without one drunk driving incident or dead pitcher."
The suit filed last month in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages.
La Russa had little to say about the suit.
"I'm not discussing it except to say that our foundation attorney is taking care of it," the manager told The Associated Press.
Messages left Thursday with La Russa's attorney and San Francisco-based Twitter were not returned.
The lawsuit claims that someone created a false account under La Russa's name and posted updates, known as "tweets," that gave the false impression that the comments came from La Russa. The suit said the comments were "derogatory and demeaning" and damaged La Russa's trademark rights.
The account bearing La Russa's name is no longer active. The lawsuit includes a screen shot of three tweets. One posted on April 19 said: "Lost 2 out of 3, but we made it out of Chicago without one drunk driving incident or dead pitcher."
