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Marvel forces Twitter takedown of fan account

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"If you've been thinking about starting a Twitter account under the pretense of being someone else you might want to think twice if it has anything to do with someone else's intellectual property.
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Shortly thereafter, his comic-inspired Twitter account was wiped clear. In a response as to why it was no longer there, Johnston said he received a note from a Twitter representative telling him "I'd rather resolve this issue without getting Marvel's legal department involved because we are a very small start-up and lack a legal department."

For his troubles Johnston was given a Twitter T-shirt. "

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