Chapter 843： Litigation comes to your door

843 lawsuits come to the door

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As a product of the Internet era, "Facebook" obviously has distinct new era characteristics. From the official launch at the beginning of the year to the present, in just half a year, the development of the website has experienced several rapid outbreaks, and the situation within the company is changing rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, Mark Zuckerberg decided to drop out of school; Eduardo Savalin fell out with the team; Sean Parker became the team's operating officer; Evan Bell held the team's economic lifeline Yu has become the largest investor again. In addition to Mark Zuckerberg, who occupies technology stocks, Evan Bell can be said to be the most powerful chief figure of "Facebook"... This development is Evan Bell Nothing was expected.

During this summer vacation, the "Facebook" team is very busy...

However, Mark Zuckerberg came to Evan Bell not only for financing, but more importantly, he received a subpoena from a Boston court. The signatures below are, Cameron - Winklevoss, Tyler - Winklevoss and Divya - Narendra.

During the entire process of Mark Zuckerberg's establishment of "Facebook", although not all big and small things were told to Evan Bell, but Evan Bell knew about the general direction. The indictments of the Winklevoss brothers and Divya Narendra were also expected.

Because Mark Zuckerberg did "cooperate" with the twin brothers for nearly three months, and the two sides had a lot of exchanges on the website idea, no matter Mark Zuckerberg finally evolved these ideas into reality on the website, He unilaterally left the team without notifying the twin brothers and established a website, which was indeed involved in intellectual property disputes. Of course, the twin brothers did not sign any employment contracts with Mark Zuckerberg, which is also a huge loophole.

Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra also set up another social network at the end of March this year after being put together by Mark Zuckerberg t.u, this website is very similar to "Facebook" in terms of creativity and positioning. However, now "Facebook" has begun to accept applications from very Ivy League colleges, and the original line of high-end schools has been broken, but t.u still adheres to the original idea: only top elite schools can join this social network.

At present, the number of "Facebook" registrations is still hitting 400,000, and t.u has come from behind, with 500,000 users. So, the Winklevoss brothers and Divya Narendra decided to take advantage of the victory and took Mark Zuckerberg to court!

In the lawsuit, the three allege that "Zuckerberg stole his own ideas, including 'building the first micro social networking site for college students' and 'making users' personal information, hobbies, educational backgrounds' Directory guidelines, a forum for expressing opinions and ideas, a secure network of relationships' requiring users to sign up with their '.edu' email addresses, first at Harvard and then expanding to other schools, with plans to eventually cover 'US and international' All recognised academic institutions' etc details."

The Winklevoss brothers also hired a professional litigation team—they were from wealthy families and knew the importance of being well-prepared. Now "Facebook" and other social networks have become emerging forces of media attention, and this lawsuit has also attracted a lot of media attention. A spokesman for the Winklevoss brothers told the media, "Zuckerberg Acts of a far worse nature than disrespect, infringement of copyright, breach of actual or implied contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair improvement, unfair business practices, willfully obstructing the formation of expected business interests, breaching integrity and Fair dealing, deceit and breach of trust." The spokesman slammed Mark Zuckerberg and demanded "take over the entire 'Facebook' website and compensate for the site's equivalent losses."

This lawsuit quickly became the focus of attention of major media. Mark Zuckerberg decided to come to OW Wming after receiving a subpoena from the court, but he had just set off, and the Winklevoss brothers The first attack attracted the attention of the media, and when Mark Zuckerberg found Evan Bell, the matter was completely messed up.

"Take over the entire 'Facebook'? Hmph, it's nothing more than just wanting money." Evan Bell saw through the true intentions of the twin brothers at once. In fact, in the field of intellectual property, unless there is definite evidence, the court should let the court It is very difficult to pass such a heavy sentence. Now the twin brothers are publicizing the momentum in front of the media, and then t.u has the upper hand. The purpose is to put pressure on Mark Zuckerberg, let Mark Zuckerberg go into chaos, and finally negotiate to achieve their goal. Core demands: settlement fee.

And the twin brothers' strategy was indeed successful. Mark Zuckerberg, who had no communication skills, panicked. He fled to Wyoming and sought help from Evan Bell. Judging from the results of the previous life, the twin brothers also prevailed in the subsequent negotiations: they eventually received a settlement fee of 20 million US dollars in private, and the lawsuit was withdrawn.

Because the twin brothers did have a lot of circumstantial evidence against Mark Zuckerberg, including their emails, which involved many creative ideas; and Mark Zuckerberg's personal diaries and other evidence , and puts himself in a passive position. Although not direct evidence, these indirect evidences prove that Mark Zuckerberg did draw on many ideas from the twin brothers in the process of founding "Facebook". This also once made Mark Zuckerberg's reputation seriously damaged.

"Mark, we have to deal with this kind of thing quickly and decisively. The longer the delay, the more complicated it will be." Evan Bell knew how things were going, so the decision was also very decisive. Mark Zuckerberg in his last life His arrogance and indecision led to missing the best opportunity to negotiate, and the lawsuit dragged on for several years. Now, Evan Bell has put forward his own opinions, but he just doesn’t know if it can change Mark Zuckerberg’s mind, “The twin brothers probably want money, you can try to talk to them about a settlement plan, if it doesn’t work Think again."

silence.

Evan Bell just waited for a silence from Mark Zuckerberg. Evan Bell is well aware that this is Mark Zuckerberg's disapproval of his views. Mark Zuckerberg is a very proud person in his bones. He has never admitted that he has copied other people's ideas. At most, he is only "inspired". Not only for the twin brothers, but also for Evan Bell. Even if Evan Bell's idea is the best, Mark Zuckerberg only admits that he was inspired and that the real conversion was done alone. Therefore, Evan Bell's "solution" is not a solution at all in his opinion, which is tantamount to admitting his plagiarism, which is unacceptable to Mark Zuckerberg.

Evan Bell knows Mark Zuckerberg who he is, and the word stubbornness is actually quite appropriate for him. This confidence has helped him succeed, and the arrogance caused by overconfidence has also driven him away. The friends around him were caught in a series of disasters. Mark Zuckerberg's stubbornness, Evan Bell couldn't be more clear.

With a sigh, Evan Bell didn't say anything more. Mark Zuckerberg would come to seek his help, which is already very "self-esteem". As for how to deal with it, he must have a clear idea. "Mark, calm down. Even if they go to court, they must be asking for something. If you are not calm yourself, then they will be closer to their goal."

Mark Zuckerberg remained silent, but glanced at Evan Bell, which was clearly an improvement.

When faced with difficulties, it is very rare that a panicked Mark Zuckerberg will come to Evan Bell. The point is that Evan Bell has earned the respect of Mark Zuckerberg on his own merits.

Three weeks ago, Evan Bell came up with two ideas at the house on Jennifer Road. After Mark Zuckerberg and others wrote the program, it has now been launched on "Facebook" and has quickly become the most popular. Function.

The first idea is to add a feature of "the.wall" to the user profile, which allows anyone to write anything on your profile, which can be a message for you, or a A comment to you - the equivalent of a public email. Any visitor to your profile can see this content. Not only can you surf the web to see what people are saying, but you can also respond to what you learn. Alternatively, you might invite someone to meet you at a later date in a cafeteria; or, you might make a catchy comment. And another friend can comment on it on the Message Wall. Suddenly, every user has their own bulletin board.

Another feature is "groups". After enabling the function, any user can create a group on the website for any reason. Each group has its own web page, much like a profile, including a comment board similar to a "message wall." This group function was actually mentioned by Evan Bell before, and sponsors can be pulled through the group. Evan Bell connected Apple and Mark Zuckerberg, thinking that Apple could set up a group on "Facebook", and when the group reached a certain number, Apple would pay a certain amount of sponsorship fees. This is another good news for "Facebook"'s funding loophole.

At present, the "message wall" has become the most popular function of the website, and the "group" function has begun to show its power, and it has attracted four sponsors and has also been sought after by a large number of users. Pointless groups like "I spit out vitamin water" can have a thousand members, while "I hate the guy I wrote about" groups attracted more than six hundred women, and are also popular. sought after.

Therefore, Mark Zuckerberg's admiration for Evan Bell did not come out of thin air. He glanced at Evan Bell again, and finally said, "Give me your lawyer's business card, I'm going to prepare for a lawsuit."

With the end of Evan Bell's capital injection, the "Facebook" board of directors was finally determined. Evan Bell, Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker have three seats, and one seat is vacant, of which Mark Zuckerberg has three seats. - Zuckerberg has the power to decide. Evan Bell doesn’t know what conflict broke out between Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker, because Sean Parker’s sponsorship was directly rejected by Mark Zuckerberg, and then again Pulling Evan Bell in, the two are bound to have a dispute. But as a result, the board members were so determined.

At the same time, Mark Zuckerberg finally had time to start a lawsuit with the twin brothers and entered a round of tug-of-war.

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