2008 Woodie Awards
Facebook and ConnectU lawsuit to reach settlement
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: Nation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Facebook.com founder Mark E. Zuckerberg will soon shake a lawsuit that has dogged his multi-billion dollar social networking site since its inception in a Kirkland House dorm room, according to the New York Times.
The Times reported Monday that Facebook and ConnectU, a similar site launched by three Harvard graduates who allege that Zuckerberg stole the concept after working for them, will soon settle their competing law suits.
Neither Facebook, ConnectU, nor Facebook's attorneys returned requests for comment.
According to the Times, "a person briefed on the status of the dueling lawsuits" said a settlement was expected within weeks.
In Sept. 2004, ConnectU's founders sued Facebook and Zuckerberg after first petitioning for a hearing with the College's Administrative Board and a personal audience with then-University President Lawrence H. Summers. They alleged that Zuckerberg, whom they hired in 2003 to help set up their social networking site, had breached his contract and defrauded them.
ConnectU had a lackluster launch four months before, in large part due to Facebook's successful saturation of the market after it started at Harvard in Feb. 2004.
The Times reported Monday that Facebook and ConnectU, a similar site launched by three Harvard graduates who allege that Zuckerberg stole the concept after working for them, will soon settle their competing law suits.
Neither Facebook, ConnectU, nor Facebook's attorneys returned requests for comment.
According to the Times, "a person briefed on the status of the dueling lawsuits" said a settlement was expected within weeks.
In Sept. 2004, ConnectU's founders sued Facebook and Zuckerberg after first petitioning for a hearing with the College's Administrative Board and a personal audience with then-University President Lawrence H. Summers. They alleged that Zuckerberg, whom they hired in 2003 to help set up their social networking site, had breached his contract and defrauded them.
ConnectU had a lackluster launch four months before, in large part due to Facebook's successful saturation of the market after it started at Harvard in Feb. 2004.
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