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One of the more surprising tweets I received last week was from a lady in the grim north called Kate (@modelsforkate) who had for some time been a self-confessed Quindell (QPP) shareholder and did not like what I was writing so took nearly all her clothes off in protest and send out a tweet inviting me to “kiss her ass”. Whatever. It has subsequently emerged that Kate’s enthusiasm for Quenron might be influenced by the fact that she earns fat fees sending clients to its ambulance chasing whiplash and industrial deafness centres. But let’s still give Kate a platform. As such I bring you her selfie and invite you to post suitable captions below. Deadline midnight tonight?
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Comments
Batman
C’mon Tom, really?! Enough.
noosa
So you have resulted in bullying a woman – you have hit a new low!
Tom Winnifrith
Kebab
Kate tweeted this pic to the whole world.
You really are a pompous arse.
Odd that the words bankrupt appear in a post you make on Quindell matters. is there something praying on your mind?
Noosa
Kate works in the ambilance chasing industry earning lots of cash from Quindell - she can take care of herself as you can see in what she tweets.
Batman
No it is not enough, plenty more to comet
Phil
kb, One for you. Most blokes would understand you kissing her ass, instead of being completely non-plussed as to why you continue to kiss Rob Terry’s
Jane
What a cheek, to tweet that to everybody!
Jane
Very cheeky!
(Not being a guy, I’ll resist “Kiss me, Kate”!)
J P Spaghetti
Having suffered as a masochist by virtue of her holding in QPP for long enough, this adventurous northern lass decides on a spot of role reversal in the form of light sadism (not that I have any experience of such practices)
kate
Take this fucking down now you have no right to use my picture at all
C H Ingoldby
I see that Kate is getting all butt hurt about TW posting her photo, she says she’s going to claim for copyright infringement if he doesn’t take it down! And this woman gives legal advice!?
Lonster
Kate, you have the most beautiful arse. It is certainly worth sharing the image with everybody so don’t get too upset. But if you are earning fat fees, why are you pictured in such a pokey, messy apartment?
David Jenner
“I lost my shirt on Quenron, might as well go the whole way!”
kate
Your company specialise in financial reporting what is financial about mocking someone who stood up to you after abusing you it’s one thing keeping it on Twitter another posting an article mocking me I’m not a coke head or a prostitute! Shows what journalism has become! ps if my profile is private it is an infringement to use my tweets
Jonathan
Stupid lady. If you want to put that in public domain yourself, you can’t then get upset if someone keeps it in the public domain! Learn the lesson of esafety, don’t put anything online you aren’t happy for everyone to see!
TW can be extremely obnoxious, but in this case I think he has struck gold.
noosa
this is the type of article I expected in the gutter press. You must have a sad existence to go so low. I feel sorry for you.
wildrides
Hells teeth Winnifroth ………………dont they teach you anything at Oxford !
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned “ Even if it is one who posts her own pictures of perfectly proportioned , hour glass , cellulite and bingo wings .
Prepare, in the fullness of time , for your best suits to be cut up , car scratched and oakleys wooden leg stolen .
I am already in the dog house just for perusing said image whilst “err indoors” walked past my lappy.
Thats another month till I build up enough credits .
Tinvest
Surprisingly with TW on this one. Kate, what did you think would happen when you sent this on the most public of forums? Also, changing your profile to private this morning doesn’t suddenly change Tom’s right to then post it again (think retweets etc).
He’s an arse (excuse the pun) however you literally gave him the ammunition for this. You would be happy for people to retweet images of your basically naked body for fame & followers, but then hold objections when people dare to ridicule you? TW’s actions are morally contentious no doubt but you have no right to scream victim when you put those pic’s out there.
T
Juicin Drumroll
Blimey Kate,
No need to get so arsey!
Geor9e
Tom – this is a bit tasteless, if it’s upsetting Kate why not just take it down?
Kate – That said, it’s a very nice picture….sorry
T
Kate knew how to get round the QPP lock-ins on her recent batch of shares.
Forty Two
Red faces at QPPSAG strategy meeting as latest Quindell “model” is “unveiled”.
Tom Winnifrith
Geor9e
Kate hurls vile abuse at me on twitter & sends the world a pic of her semi naked. Now she swears at me when I publish.
The pic stays up. The only thing going down n a regular basis is the QPP share price & Kate’s knickers.
I have never aspired to show taste and frankly if you think this is low just you wait…
T
Bally
A user owns the copyright to any image they post on twitter.
Twitter’s terms of service does not waive copyright for the photographer.
Frothy has breached copyright, Kate I suggest you take this further.
kate
We’ll I tweeted it to tom not for permission on share prophets website and this picture is took on holiday not in my own apartment anyway I’m not getting into arguments I’ve asked to remove the article as my name and details are mentioned in here so I would like it removed as technically posting nude images u do not own is breach of the law Google revenge porn law in case you are unaware of how it work ive contacted shareprophets advfn and Google to remove this page
Adge
What a terrific arse she has/is.
J P Spaghetti
Kate – sorry if this has distressed you but I’m sure many here find it very strange and more than a little disingenuous that you feel you had the right to send this as an accompaniment to unsolicited verbal abuse aimed at someone you’ve presumably never met and don’t know, and then claim a lack of propriety on the part of the recipient when he shares it (I don’t “tweet” or whatever the term is myself but it’s the same thing – you sent it)! Let me ask you directly – what do you think gave you the right to send this and verbally abuse him in the first place? Incidentally, it’s very tame and I’m sure those who’ve posted see it just as a bit of fun (I did, but if my lame ‘entry’ is genuinely causing distress then I’d rather it be removed).
Geor9e
Tom – I hear you. The thing is it’s my nature to avoid conflict….however it’s also my nature to enjoy looking at a picture of a really nice bottom. Frankly this whole thread is an emotional roller coaster for me….feel my pain
GG79
Tom, have you ever tried to be the bigger person? Do you realise how re-posting this image as a caption competition makes you, and the wider ShareProphets editorial process (presumably there is one), look? I imagine you don’t really care and have justified your actions to yourself in your usual contorted manner however, regardless of your previous interactions with this person on Twitter, this really is exceedingly poor and uncalled for.
You may also wish to investigate the specific law on cases such as this; whereby you may believe that you are within your right to copy and post the image due to it having been tweeted to you – perhaps I may refer you to AFP/Washington Post v Daniel Morel for a steer, particularly: “Construing the Twitter TOS to provide an unrestrained, third-party license to remove content from Twitter and commercially license that content would be a gross expansion of the terms of the Twitter TOS.” You may believe you can fall back on the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act, aka Instagram Act, however as this is clearly not an “orphan photo” then any such reasoning is untenable.
To put it simply, the author of the photo has the exclusive right to use, reproduce and display a photo; tweeting the photo to you in the first instance is a form of reproduction which is one of the prerogatives of the author and explicit permission is required for any further posting of said content. Hence you are on even dodgier ground with Kate having specifically requested you to take this image down as you are seen to be acting in a wilful manner, especially so given your typically pejorative rebuttals in the comments.
I’d urge caution in terms of some of the other comments too – as you should be aware, legally you are on very dodgy ground if you “moderate” posts that appear to be defamatory in nature, i.e. the accusations of someone being a slapper / drug user, as you are assuming responsibility for the material that appears and are likely to be liable for the content.
You really aren’t doing yourself any favours on this.
Kind knievil
Kate, you’ll have to turn the other cheek on this one unfortunately, by the way, what’s your boat race like?
bobo
Kate, have you ever heard of punctuation?
Maybe it all just came out to fast.
geronimo
This is all very anal lol
Hilariously funny the whole thing.
noosa
Now you are swearing at her on Twitter?
Is your life that sad that you are forced to abuse and swear at women?
I think you have lost the plot!
C H Ingoldby
GG79 = concern troll.
Kate = failed pretend lawyer.
Neither copyright or ‘revenge porn’ laws cover this. She choose to send out insults and a picture of her arse, now see gets butthurt that she has been exposed. Interesting to see the double standards and the host of white knighting mangina’s coming out to play.
kate
This wasn’t just a random tweet he called me a prostitute and other offensive terms himself I put the picture to end the argument so yes both are in the wrong and I’ve never claimed I’m innocent however posting without my express permission on an external site is taking matters way too far so all you like minded people can type nasty messages to a young girl you must feel so proud of yourself I’ve ended the argument with Tom a while back this is unnecessary and plain childish as mentioned by myself several times you are in fact breaking the law first in defamation of character and second in privacy and data protection law so I have asked nicely for it to be removed
the tom that makes money
What are you even trying to achieve tom, or are you just sharing your new wanking material
From a one on one argument with kate could not had to go and get others to gang up on her
how very big of you, probably explains a lot, small man syndrome is it
C H Ingoldby
Incidentally, GC79, do you realise how foolish you look quoting American law on a British website, concerning a matter between two Britons in Britain?
Bonanova
A bit too chunky from the hips down for me. Messy fecking room too.
nelson
A big crack appears in the Quinton business model.
Larboulois
Punctuation OK but a spelling error there bobo.
As for the photo – it’s a good job Kate didn’t feel she needed to make a point about the QPP share price going tits up.
kate
Under the ratio decidendi in Washington post v Daniel morel you are breaching my copyright as you are posting externally without my express permission, incase your unaware I own rights to all my tweets and pictures you have permission to retweed however you do not have permission to redistribute as stated previously and yet you claim I have no legal standing I do and I have consulted a solicitor on this matter and defamation proceedings as you don’t seem to understand me when I have asked politely for it to be removed I would also be careful about posting any tweets on here from fellow qpp investors under that daft caption contest as they also own the copyright to their tweets so there you go Tom hope you have learnt something useful instead of what can only be described as playground bullying as that is probably your intellectual level
TW Note: kate is talking 100% bollocksShareProphets
For something that was meant to be a bit of jolly fun with an ardent critic of Tom’s reporting, this is has turned into a teaching opportunity.
But first, let’s all get something straight: @ModelsForKate tweeted the image and caption herself. Or, put another way, @ModelsForKate had someone take a picture of her, downloaded that picture to her computer, fired up a browser, went to Twitter.com, attached the photo, and typed the words ‘@TomWinnifrith. You can Kiss my ass’. Then she added the hashtag QPP, then the hashtag Pizzaboy. Then she clicked [Tweet.]
Twitter is a public medium. A world-wide public medium. In no way is it a private mode of communication. A comparison would be broadcasting on the radio. Or putting up a billboard on the roadside. Maybe nobody is paying attention. Or maybe everybody is.
In any case, by adding the hashtag QPP, @ModelsForKate intended to have the Tweet viewed by thousands of people, as QPP is a very popular search term.
Second, we used Twitter’s Embed Tweet tool. Go to Twitter.com and look at any tweet. Go ahead. We’ll wait.
Okay, on that Tweet, see the three little dots on the right hand side. Click it and you’ll see ‘Embed this Tweet.’ You can embed any tweet that your heart desires. The Queen’s. Johnny Rotten’s. Wimpy Burger’s. It doesn’t matter who – this is part of the Twitter service. It’s not some weird, hacking, black-hat operation – it’s a main feature of Twitter.
So, the way this went down, @ModelsForKate had someone take a picture of her, downloaded that picture to her computer, fired up a browser, went to Twitter.com, attached the photo, and typed the words ‘@TomWinnifrith. You can Kiss my ass’. Then she added the hashtag QPP, then the hashtag Pizzaboy. Then she clicked [Tweet.] Then we clicked ‘Embed this Tweet.’
Then Kate said we were not allowed to do that. Or rather ‘Take that down now! You have no right whatsoever to post my pictures have this deleted as you have no permission to use it x’.
Of course we do. You have the right to use it too. You have the right to embed any tweet that is embed-able.
As for the rest, it’s almost too dull for words:
Kate (above) writes, sort of: “as technically posting nude images u do not own is breach of the law Google revenge porn law in case you are unaware of how it work ive contacted shareprophets advfn and Google to remove this page”
This is a misunderstanding about what happens under the EU’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’ directive. It may be possible to have Google remove a link to this page when one searches for @ModelsForKate – and we certainly don’t care if that happens – but this page would remain. Only the Google search is edited.
However, it has been made clear that the right to be forgotten system does not include work that you yourself have posted about yourself. Let us not forget, @ModelsForKate had someone take a picture of her, downloaded that picture to her computer, fired up a browser, went to Twitter.com, attached the photo, and typed the words ‘@TomWinnifrith. You can Kiss my ass’. Then she added the hashtag QPP, then the hashtag Pizzaboy. Then she clicked [Tweet.]
As for ‘posting nude images’, @ModelsForKate professes to be a professional model. Let us all fall onto our fainting couches as we view the photo @ModelsForKate tweeted of a model in a bikini in her friend’s messy flat.
To sum it all up: if you want to insult someone with some expectation of privacy, send a letter or make a phone call; if you deliberately want to the entire world to see you insult somebody, just do what @ModelsForKate did.
Larboulois
Punctuation OK but a spelling error there bobo.
As for the photo – it’s a good job Kate didn’t feel she needed to make a point about the QPP share price going tits up.
easyman
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C H Ingoldby
It looks like you have chickened out and pulled the picture. Shame.
Geor9e
……………………………..still a fabulous bottom
Forty two
Well said. Plus if this is pornographic or even nude thank fuck I don’t live in Manchester.
Tom Winnifrith
CHI
Picture still up – unlike Kate’s knickers – we will not chicken out
t
kate
I give up if you can’t keep an argument between me and yourself and have to involve the world to try bully a young girl you must lead a great life as mentioned earlier you have said bad stuff I have said bad stuff you have took it completely to far with this mocking my weight calling me a coked up prostitute all because I disagree with an opinion hope every single person on here is happy with themselves one thing I despise is bullying and your all as bad as each other you should be ashamed as for myself I can hold my head high not many young girls spend their weekend working voluntary raising money for terminally ill kids and. Have raised 25 k for charity so next time you want to slate me make sure you know me rant over keep the article up I haven’t got the time or patience
the tom that makes money
Exactly Kate why does he have to try and involve everybody else in ganging up on you
As for mocking your figure, dont listen to these idiots, most likely fat old men who get their kicks in sick ways
alcira16247
KB
Kenny, old chap, have been noting your postings on various boards.
Ref:- Jonathan Stretton-Knowles and the claim that ‘he holds still holds a significant number of share in Quindell.’
I would imagine as a old business partner of Mr Terry and a committed follower of the Quindell success story, Mr Stretton Knowles holds considerably more than the 3.20% of equity in the company than on the 31st May 2011?
Perhaps, you can confirm this is indeed the case or further update us to his actual shareholding?
wildrides
Moral of the story …………. If you must poke a Dragon with a long stick then :-
A) think twice first
B) make sure you can out run it
MattH
Kate’s tweet to Tom looked like banter to me. What Share Prophets has done is twisted it into something vile – enlightening as ever to see how quickly morals and civilised behaviour disappear so quickly on the internet. Am I the only one screaming; for goodness sake, she is just a young girl. Can you delete my account and data SP – I don’t want to be associated with you guys in any way. Many thanks
kate
Shows how little morals you actually have instead of all wasting your time slagging me on here why dont you do something good for greater society if half of you spent a bit of time doing something nice the world will be a nicer place I’m off to feed the homeless in town myself so il catch you all later keep up the bitching
Forty Two
Kate has a point. We should do something about the countless PIs who have lost their homes betting on Q. I do think just feeding them will only encourage them though. How about distributing free copies of the Quest for Value or Financial Shenanigans to the very needy?
wildrides
M H
Yawn ……….. dont forget to pick up your handbag on the way out .
MattH
WR Insightful. You give new meaning to the thought; “out of 300 million sperm, how were you the fastest?” You take care now precious
wildrides
MH
Its just like any race …….it all depends on the quality of the rest of the field . Unless its a three legged race , where upon who you are tied too has some influence on the outcome .
Anyway …… I thought you were leaving with a toss of the head like Miss Piggy having a tantrum . Just could not resist one little look back eh .
Mr Sensible
Some interesting comments. Kate – please use full stops, and punctuation please!. 15 words is about right for a full stop, or 12. Tom – this has escalated to a real low point and nobody has mentioned professionalism – so I have. What was intended as banter and a throwaway comment and picture has been paraded on your site and is unfair and over the top. Braver men admit when things have gone too far. This is not a site for this type of victimisation – granted K was foolish in posting the picture on T. I guess lesson learned for her. Over and out.
Zeus
Brilliant!! Funniest article I have read this week!!
Thank you for the entertainment!
wildrides
un Sensible
your forgetting one thing …………….she is a pro…fess….noel working for QPP . Evidently Tom did not want to “kiss her arse” so she will just have to suck it up . Seems pretty even handed to me in comment terms 50 / 50