Woman Banned From Facebook For Having Famous Name 3
Andrew Smith writes "The BBC reports: 'A mother from Kent has been told she cannot use her Facebook account because she shares a name with Prince William's fiancee. Kate Middleton, from Pembury, said the social networking site had accused her of impersonating her famous namesake. Ms Middleton, who set up her account two years ago, said she was shocked at the decision. Facebook said it made the occasional mistake and would seek to resolve the issue.'"
Not really surprising ... (Score:2)
I'm pretty sure people have had domain names stolen from them because someone claimed they were trading on their famous name and won in court, even though it was obvious that the person was actually using their own name.
Whoever has the money, writes the rules.
Lie to me... (Score:1)
Lie to me, facebook!
There's more than one (Score:1)
There's been a few deleted/suspended:
Australia for instance: http://www.local12.com/news/state/story/Facebook-Deletes-Kate-Middleton-Accounts/vWblzM2WX067VE-7OC9Osg.cspx?rss=31 [local12.com]
Another one in the UK (I think): http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/25/facebook-bans-kate-middleton-%E2%80%94-no-not-the-famous-one-the-other-one/?xid=rss-topstories [time.com]