First Twitter, Now A Facebook Lawsuit

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 3, 2009 3:20PM

Last week's Twitter defamation suit turned some heads and now we'll have a chance to see if a similar suit involving Facebook will do the same. The Daily Herald has reported that The Salon Professional Academy of Elgin has filed suit against Nicholas Blacconiere and a John Doe for using the Facebook page Tspa Robinhood to make defamatory statements about the school while using the school's logo. The school is seeking $50,000 in damages. The logo has since been taken down and a posting dated June 11 refers to the logo being taken down after complaints. In the page's "About Me" section, the author has written:

THIS WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A PAGE TO BASH ANY ONE!!! BUT A SITE WHERE THE "TSPA" STUDENTS (AND TEACHERS)CAN COME TOGETHER AND EXPRESS THEIR FEELING ANONUMUSLY WITHOUT BEING PUNISHED. THINK OF THIS AS A LEARNIG EXPERIENCE IF THERE IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN VENT ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS/ CONFLICTS OR THE CRAZY RUMORS WE HEAR THEN MAYBE THERE WOULD BE LESS DRAMA @ THE SCHOOL. IF YOU KNOW THE REAL THINGS STUDENTS THINK OR SAY ABOUT THE SCHOOL THEN MAYBE THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE YOUR STRATEGIES... THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONFLICT FOR A WHILE, NO RESPECT FROM STUDENTS, NO RESPECT FROM TEACHERS, WELL RESPECT US NOW WHEN WE SAY ITS GONE ON TOO FAR.SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE DON'T TAKE WHAT WE ARE DOING IN A NEGATIVE WAY, INSTEAD SEE THE GOOD SIDE TO IT ALL, THIS COULD BE YOUR SOLUTION TO THE STUDENT/TEACHER BATTLES AND AGAIN WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR USING THE SCHOOLS LOGO, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN AND WILL NOT BE PUT BACK UP...

Both parties are scheduled to appear at an October court date. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go delete something mean I said on Friendster about an ex-girlfriend.