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From the BBC News Website, Court order served over Twitter:
“The High Court has given permission for an injunction to be served via social-networking site Twitter.”
“The order is to be served against an unknown Twitter user who anonymously posts to the site using the same name as a right-wing political blogger.”
Finding the blog of the person behind the injunction isn’t difficult:
“Today is a great day for the overwhelming majority of well-meaning, decent people who use the internet and a bad day for bullies. It is, as I have said in the media, the day the scales of justice were tipped back in favour of innocent victims. I am proud that my firm, Griffin Law, has set precedent and made law today.”
Go to the Griffin Law website, and we see the following on the home page, under the headline Griffin Law makes law by serving via Twitter:
“…The Blaney’s Blarney Order is the first order ever to be served via Twitter and signals an end to anonymous breaches of the law on Twitter or any other internet site.
Griffin Law, the solicitors who dealt with the matter, are experts in the law of the internet and have successfully prevented internet impersonation before on Facebook and Blogger.”
Pure genius. Really.
This event is being covered by a huge number of national newspapers and TV channels, countless blogs, and who knows how many other newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, blogs and websites all over the world.
It’s the most incredible online publicity campaign I’ve seen in a long time. Full credit to Griffin Law for truly working social media to their advantage.
Afterthought: Hypothetically speaking, would it be more or less genius if it emerged that the law firm were behind the ‘unknown Twitter user’? Not that a law firm would stoop to such tactics, but the idea is an intriguing one. Note: I really am not implying that this has happened. I would never make such an accusation against anyone, let alone a firm of lawyers!
