Judge lets court order be served on Twitter
First ever court order served on Twitter granted by high court
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The high court has granted an order which allowed service of an injunction via micro-blogging site Twitter.
The order, given yesterday, demands an anonymous Twitter user reveal their identity and stop posing as Donal Blaney, who blogs at a site called Blaney's Blarney.
It is the first time an order has been served on Twitter or any other internet site.
Griffin Law, the solicitors who dealt with the matter, said the order was granted because of a breach of copyright and intellectual property of the blog's owner, Mr Blaney.
The law firm has previously successfully prevented internet impersonation on Facebook and Blogger. Matthew Richardson, the barrister who devised and won the Blaney's Blarney order, said: "The Blaney's Blarney order is a huge step forward in preventing anonymous abuse of the internet. People have to learn that they can no longer hide behind the cloak of anonymity the internet provides and break the law with impunity."
Donal Blaney, the victim of the anonymous impersonation and the principal of Griffin Law, said: "This is an important step in dealing with online bullying. The scales of justice have been tilted in favour of innocent victims today."