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So is a tweet on the Twitter networking site protected by copyright law? The question is complex and without a definitive answer. The prevailing opinion is no, but with some possible exceptions.

21 minute read November 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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Kyle-Beth Hilfer
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The blogs have been atwitter. It all started when ESPN republished without consent a tweet by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, that criticized the NBA referees. Cuban then posed the question on his blog whether copyright law protected his tweets.

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