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Fiendish Thingy

(15,683 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:52 PM Mar 2019

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Can you copyright hashtags?

If so, I call dibs on:

#maralagomadam

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Can you copyright hashtags? (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy Mar 2019 OP

Excellent one! MLAA Mar 2019 #1

nope. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #2

You could claim the handle. greyl Mar 2019 #3

No PJMcK Mar 2019 #4

But as far as Twitter IDs are concerned, first come hence owned. greyl Mar 2019 #5

MLAA

(17,340 posts)

1. Excellent one!

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:14 AM

Mar 2019

Ms. Toad

(34,114 posts)

2. nope. n/t

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 01:47 AM

Mar 2019

greyl

(22,990 posts)

3. You could claim the handle.

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 01:59 AM

Mar 2019

So far, "No results for @maralagomadam" on Twitter.

PJMcK

(22,056 posts)

4. No

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 07:47 AM

Mar 2019

You also cannot register titles for copyright.

It's all about the expression of an idea, not the idea itself.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

5. But as far as Twitter IDs are concerned, first come hence owned.

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 01:05 AM

Mar 2019

@maralagomadam is still available to claim on Twitter.

No results for @maralagomadam
Sorry, we didn’t find any results.

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