Mannheim City: Suing to Join Twitter | Mikogo



Would you ever imagine that using Twitter could get you sued? Neither did we, yet this is the position that the co-Founder of Mikogo now finds himself in.

…m sure that there are many private individuals who have found themselves in a similar situation, but perhaps did not react like we will. So for their sake and ours, this blog post is us making a stand as we feel the City of Mannheim breathing down our necks and into our wallets.
Would you let Mannheim walk all over you?
I can only assume that the good people at the City of Mannheim actually expect us to roll over and die. Well, the reality is not quite that. Instead we are putting it to the people of teh Interweb.
Are they allowed to do this? Are the Goliaths of this world allowed to rule the Internet and social media, or will the Davids out there stand up for themselves?
If you think the City of Mannheim has a point, then where does it end? How far is too far?
Also consider this: the City of Mannheim never contacted Mark directly to enquire about the Twitter account. Instead first contact was this cease and desist order threatening legal action. We are a taxpaying company of Mannheim, yet this is how they…

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Mannheim City: Suing to Join Twitter | Mikogo

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