Copyright Infringement and Twitter: Stolen Joke Tweets Are No Laughing Matter

Written By Darin M. Klemchuk

Olga Lexell writes jokes for a living, and like many other witty writers and comedians, she shares her original jokes on Twitter. Just don’t think it’s OK to copy and paste one of her jokes into your own tweet without giving her an attribution. To Lexell, doing so amounts to copyright infringement, and Twitter has backed her up by removing several infringing tweets.

Learn what damages you may be entitled to when it comes to violations of your IP rights on social media. Read more about Copyright Infringement.

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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.

Darin M. Klemchuk

In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.


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