(BBC NEWS) NEW YORK – The micro-blogging service disputes a judge’s ruling that messages are owned by the firm rather than its users.

The American Civil Liberties Union commended the company for defending free speech rights.

Twitter’s lawyer, Ben Lee, said: “Twitter’s terms of service make absolutely clear that its users “own” their own content. Our filing with the court reaffirms our steadfast commitment to defending those rights for our users.”

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