Some may argue that it's "not new" to reuse someone else's character, but it's hard to support that, when you realize the number of wonderfully creative works that have been made by building on characters created by others.
To anyone who'd say that, I'd just point out that that Shakespeare guy was a profoundly uncreative fellow. He stole everyone of those plays that are supposed to be so good from earlier stories.
If the account is a company name or includes a reference to the company name or product, then the actual account should almost certainly stay with the company. However, the tweeter should certainly be able to tell his followers "I'm leaving company A. If you want to follow me, my new account will be blah."
Another big draw is sports. A lot of sports games are only available in the team's local area. If you're out of the area and want to watch it, you must pay up for the privilege to do so.
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Creative?
To anyone who'd say that, I'd just point out that that Shakespeare guy was a profoundly uncreative fellow. He stole everyone of those plays that are supposed to be so good from earlier stories.
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