Pryor Cashman Partner Seth H. Lieberman, chair of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Creditors’ Rights Group and co-chair of the Corporate Trust Practice, was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article discussing a legal dispute over X Corp.’s control of Infowars’ social media accounts during Alex Jones’ bankruptcy, specifically questioning who owns the rights to user handles.

In “Musk Flexes Muscle to Stop Infowars' X Account Sale to The Onion,” Lieberman comments that X Corp.'s terms of service prevent the trustee from selling or transferring accounts without X's consent. He shared:

“The trustee has said the account itself isn’t being sold, but rather the estate’s rights and interests in the account. X argues its terms of service are clear that users don’t have a property interest in their accounts, and the trustee’s motion draws a distinction without a real or legal difference." 

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