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Sorainen Helps Lithuanian Actress Remove Fake Account from Facebook

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Sorainen in Lithuania has helped actress and singer Inga Jankauskaite assert her rights following the misappropriation of her identity on Facebook.

The actress sought to delete an unauthorized account created in her name, which had more than 1,000 “friends”, and which the firm claims "shaped public opinion, and provided misleading information to the real friends and fans of the actress.” Based on its conviction that “these acts violated Inga Jankauskaite’s right to a name and the right of personal portrayal protected by the Lithuanian Civil Code and the European Convention on Human Rights,” the Sorainen lawyers representing the actress took unspecified legal action, and the account was deleted.

The firm claims that, under the Lithuanian Civil Code, the actress had a potential claim for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages for violation of the right to a name and the right of personal portrayal, but the actress’s primary goal was simply to have the unauthorized account deleted and to stop the unlawful use of her name and image, and it appears no such claim is being made.

The popular actress was represented by Sorainen Partner Renata Berzanskiene, Senior Associate Vyte Danileviciute (the Head of the firm's Communication, Media and Technology Sector Group), and Associate Laurynas Ramuckis.

 

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