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Impersonating a real person.

  • 22-10-2017 8:12pm
    #1
    Karangue
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 152 ✭✭


    What is the standing on someone using their username of a celebrity or anyone. For that example and using real photos of that person. Is this something people should not be doing?


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  • #2
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,781 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Fraud you mean?


  • #3
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,859 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    Karangue wrote: »
    What is the standing on someone using their username of a celebrity or anyone. For that example and using real photos of that person. Is this something people should not be doing?

    Depends,

    Going in to a hotel, pretending to be Garth Brooks, and getting free meals etc could considered fraud.

    Singing Garth Brooks songs in a Tribute band might not be.


  • #4
    flatty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭flatty


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Depends,

    Going in to a hotel, pretending to be Garth Brooks, and getting free meals etc could considered fraud.

    Singing Garth Brooks songs in a Tribute band might not be.

    It should still be a criminal offence.


  • #5
    Homer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Homer


    The Garth Brooks bit I presume you mean :P


  • #6
    jcd5971
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭jcd5971


    lol is that not fraud pure and simple.
    identity theft would be a better description of what you describe op


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  • #7
    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    I think the op is talking about fake or parody twitter accounts and such like. Purporting to be some celebrity and using their name and picture. For example I'm sure this isn't the real James Milner.


  • #8
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    Nothing stopping them but they wouldn't be verified by the social media they are using and as such won't be taken seriously and presumed as a fan page.

    Now if they tried to do illegal things in the name of that celebrity that's when they would be investigated.


  • #9
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,647 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Are Am Eye wrote: »
    I think the op is talking about fake or parody twitter accounts and such like. Purporting to be some celebrity and using their name and picture. For example I'm sure this isn't the real James Milner.

    Parody would likely be fair game, but one has to be careful of passing off, defamation, etc.


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