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Tony La Russa sues Twitter over false tweets

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   St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa Sues Twitter

St. Louis Cardinal manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter over a false page on the social networking site that uses his name. The suit claims that the tweets

"significant emotional distress [and] damage to reputation,"

La Russa is suing for trademark infringement, trademark dilution and misappropriation of name and likeness.

The page has since been removed by Twitter and La Russa considers the matter closed.

Included in the court documents was a screenshot of the page and several "Tweets" associated with La Russa's , two of which include remarks and derogatory references to Darryl Kile and Josh Hancock, Cardinals pitchers who died in 2002 and 2007.

Normally Twitter will remove pages upon notification and investigate. In La Russa's case the page was not removed until the lawsuit was filed. The terms of service at Twitter.com prohibit what it calls "non-parody impersonation" and offers a way to remedy the concern.

For more info: St. Louis Today


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Mark Leevan wasn't an early adopter of Twitter, but soon caught the bug and now is an avid tweeter. His fascination with the social impact of 140 character posts continues. @MarkLeevan. Contact by email: MarkLeevan@gmail.com. He also is the Trendy Living Examiner.

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