X accounts belonging to Alex Jones and Infowars may not be sold or transferred as part of bankruptcy proceedings, attorneys representing X Corp. declared Monday.
In a motion filed in Jones’ bankruptcy case, the X Corp. objected to sales of the @realAlexJones account as well as the Infowars, Banned.video and War Room accounts which were included as part of a recent auction, noting X is the “sole owner” of account licenses and that such licenses are “non-assignable.”
🚨BREAKING: Elon Musk's X Corp. Objects To The Sale or Transfer of Any X Accounts Maintained By Alex Jones or InfoWars In Court Filing
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) November 25, 2024
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“Pursuant to the Successful Bidder Notice, the Sale Motion, and to the extent applicable, the Jones IP Sale Motion, the Trustee now seeks to contravene X Corp.’s TOS by improperly selling or otherwise transferring the X Accounts (which neither Jones nor his bankruptcy estate own) to a third party.”
“While X Corp. takes no position as to the sale of any Content posted on the X Accounts, X Corp. is the sole owner of the Services being sold as part of the sale of the X Accounts. While X Corp. has granted account holders, such as Jones and FSS, a license to use the Services, such license is non-assignable, both under the terms of the TOS and applicable non-bankruptcy law (i.e., as a personal services contract), and the Trustee cannot sell, assign, or otherwise transfer such license absent X Corp.’s consent.”
The filing went on to note “X Corp. is compelled to file this Objection to make clear that X Corp. does not consent to the sale or any other transfer of the non-assignable X Accounts, which in turn, means the X Accounts cannot be sold or transferred at this time.”
Attorneys contended the licensing contract was solely between X and Jones, asserting the bankruptcy trustee “must not be permitted to undermine X Corp.’s rightful ownership of the property it licensed to FSS, Jones, or any other account holder on the X platform.”
“For the reasons described herein, X Corp. respectfully submits that the X Accounts may not be sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred as part of the Sale nor can any X account, including any maintained personally by Jones, including the Jones X Account, be sold to any third party.”
“Based upon the foregoing, X Corp. respectfully requests that the Motion be denied with respect to the sale of the X Accounts and that the Court grant such other and further relief as may be appropriate under the circumstances,” X Corp.’s motion concluded.
An auction held last week by Infowars’ court-appointed trustee listed Infowars “social media accounts,” and specifically his X account, as one item up for bid.
Considering Jones’ accounts were a major item being included in the “package” deal, it’s unclear how X’s objection to the sale of its licenses will affect the outcome of the auction, which is set to be reviewed by US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez on Monday, Nov. 25.
The courtroom development comes as Musk teased the idea of buying both Infowars and the collapsing MSNBC network in an X post that’s gone viral.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024
Read X’s full objection below:
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