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The Laws developed for the Internet are being applied by the Courts of various jurisdictions to Titter postings. In England in some Courts it is possible for Court reporters to use Twitter postings to actually communicate about the development of a Court Trial.

As was done with the laws which were applied to the Internet, when the use of the Internet posed legal challenges, by analogy the exisiting laws of countries are being applied to this new medium of communication.

We are seeing that the events in Egypt and Tunisia, were influenced by the users of Twitter postings as a means to communicate.

Quite a few pop stars and movie actors use Twitter postings as a means of communicating with their fans. English Premier League Football Teams and Corporations are using Twitter postings to communicate to their Football Supporters and to their Shareholders.

Sometimes Tweets postings are made when someone is angry and consequently those Tweets postings are viewed by other Twitter Users who might take exception to the what is being said in Tweets. Legal action can be taken against the person who posted the Tweets.  The Laws of Defamation and the other aspects of the law can be used against a person posting on Twitter should the reader take exception to what is posted. if in doubt about what you should and should not post on Twitter, contact us.

Further information concerning this developing aspect of the Law,  can be provided by Lowry LLP by either ringing us on +44(0)20 3178 5780 or by completing our online enquiry form.