We've all seen them: Parody twitter accounts. Some are really very funny, and others are simply mock public figures in a humourless way, and others can be quite unpleasant. When it's quite obviously a parody, it seems that a lawsuit may not go anywhere, and, in the USA, a recent case was settled out-of-court, in favour of the owner of the parody twitter account.
This week, the case was settled. On Wednesday, the city of Peoria announced it had agreed to pay $125,000. The city said it believed that it would have ultimately won in court but decided to settle because it would have cost several times that amount to continue the litigation. Parody Twitter Accounts, Hot Water, And Lawsuit Settlement [nytimes.com]
