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     • Facebook Inc. reportedly paid out $65 million to settle a lawsuit filed against it by the founders of ConnectU Inc. The suit had charged that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pilfered their business ideas while a student at Harvard University. Facebook and ConnectU had agreed to a confidential settlement last year.
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     Facebook, ConnectU reportedly reach $65 million settlement

2. www.computerworld.com › article › 1581529Facebook, ConnectU reportedly reach $65 million settlement

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   Feb 11, 2009 · Facebook Inc. reportedly paid out $65 million to settle a lawsuit filed against it by the founders of ConnectU Inc. The suit had charged that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pilfered ...

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   Did Facebook pay $65 million to settle ConnectU lawsuit?

   • Facebook Inc. reportedly paid out $65 million to settle a lawsuit filed against it by the founders of ConnectU Inc. The suit had charged that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pilfered their business ideas while a student at Harvard University. Facebook and ConnectU had agreed to a confidential settlement last year.

   Facebook, ConnectU reportedly reach $65 million settlement

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   Is Facebook's ConnectU lawsuit unfounded?

   • Facebook has disputed the legitimacy of ConnectU's lawsuit-- with allegations that ConnectU's claims are unfounded. Additionally, Facebook has filed a countersuit, accusing ConnectU of mining Facebook's user data to recruit more members. The judge has not appeared sympathetic to ConnectU's case, stating in July that they lacked sufficient evidence to support their claims.

   Facebook reportedly will settle ConnectU lawsuit - CNET

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   Is Facebook finalizing a settlement with ConnectU founders?

   • According to the New York Times, Facebook is finalizing a settlement with the ConnectU founders. The Times blog post on Monday did not provide much detail, but said that legal documents pertaining to the case dismissal should appear within a few weeks. The years-long legal tiff is close to an end.

   Facebook reportedly will settle ConnectU lawsuit - CNET

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   What did a judge tell ConnectU about Facebook's intellectual property lawsuit?

   • BOSTON--The judge's message Wednesday to ConnectU over its intellectual property lawsuit against fellow social-networking site Facebook was clear: show us the evidence.

   Judge unimpressed by ConnectU's case against Facebook

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ConnectUConnectU - Wikipedia

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   In 2004, ConnectU filed a lawsuit against Facebook alleging that creator Mark Zuckerberg had breached an oral contract to develop ConnectU and used their source code and idea to create TheFacebook.com. [22] The suit alleged that Zuckerberg had copied their idea [23] [24] and illegally used source code intended for the website he was hired to ...

5. www.cnet.com › tech › tech-industryJudge unimpressed by ConnectU's case against Facebook

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   Jul 26, 2007 · ConnectU, which accuses Facebook of stealing its ideas, has been in legal pursuit of its rival, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and early employees Eduardo Saverin, Dustin...

6. casetext.com › case › facebook-13Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu LLC, Case No. C 07-01389 RS ...

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   Nov 30, 2007 · In its motion for sanctions, Facebook candidly suggests that the Superior Court accepted defendants' legally untenable argument that actions they took on behalf of ConnectU did not count as personal contacts with the forum.

7. venturebeat.com › social › court-wont-let-connectuCourt won’t let ConnectU out of Facebook settlement

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   Jun 26, 2008 · A federal judge just issued a ruling that may finally end the legal dispute between social networking companies Facebook and ConnectU. They reached a confidential settlement earlier this year,...

8. www.cnet.com › culture › facebook-reportedly-willFacebook reportedly will settle ConnectU lawsuit - CNET

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   Apr 7, 2008 · Facebook has retorted with allegations that ConnectU's suit is unfounded-- as well as a countersuit claiming that ConnectU mined Facebook's user data to recruit more members. Indeed, the...

9. archive.nytimes.com › bits › 2008Judge Ends Facebook’s Feud With ConnectU - The New York ...

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   Jun 26, 2008 · A federal judge handed Facebook a final victory in its lawsuit with ConnectU over who originated the social networking service, ending a turbulent chapter for the company.