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Jan. 31, 2014

'Tweet, tweet,' went the rock star

The recent verdict Courtney Love's Twitter defamation case isn't a free pass to tweet anything you please. By Caroline H. Mankey

Caroline H. Mankey

Akerman LLP

Phone: 213-553-5949

Email: caroline.mankey@akerman.com

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By Caroline H. Mankey


Just a few years ago it seemed that a celebrity's biggest faux pas (or marketing sensation, depending upon one's perspective) was the public release of a sex tape or risqué photos of the celebrity romping naked with someone other than their spouse. Granted, said celebs perhaps should have been more mindful of the nearby cameras before shedding their designer duds, but we mostly forgive them and blame the embittered ex who sold the fi...

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