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NEWS ABOUT: ConnectU

ConnectU stories: 3 news summaries

Facebook and Rival Settling Origins Lawsuit

ConnectU had accused Zuckerberg of filching social network ideas

Apr 7, 08 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pending lawsuits between Facebook and rival social networking site ConnectU will be settled, a source tells the New York Times. The founders of ConnectU accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their ideas back when both sites were in their infancy, and the Facebook CEO filed a countersuit against his former Harvard... More »

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Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • lawsuit • ConnectU • settlement • Harvard • Cameron Winklevoss • Tyler Winklevoss • Divya Narendra

OPINION

Facebook Court Defeat May Presage a Fall

Zuckerberg's attempted censorship 'a major fumble', says columnist

Dec 2, 07 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Facebook has been handed a defeat in its attempts to censor the independent Harvard alumni magazine 02138, which published confidential court documents relating to founder Mark Zuckerberg's earlier work for a rival site. That's a good thing, says Kara Swisher of the Wall Street Journal, for whom the attempted injunction... More »

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Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • First Amendment • ConnectU • Harvard • 02138 Magazine • Cameron Winklevoss • Tyler Winklevoss • Divya Narendra

Judge Mulls Second Suit Against Facebook Founder

ConnectU suing Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their code

Jul 26, 07 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former Harvard friends who unsuccessfully sued Facebook's founder two years ago for stealing their idea are trying again. They filed another suit in Massachusets federal court earlier this year; yesterday the judge said he'll rule in two weeks on whether to dismiss it. More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • lawsuit • ConnectU • website • Harvard

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