Judge Pokes Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Love Blooms in Court, too
If Mark Zuckerberg is called to personally defend himself in a court of law against charges of fraudulently enabling tens of millions of Facebook “friends” would he arrive in the judicial temple in flip-flops?
If so, our honors would not be as forgiving as the Zuckerberg enamored techies that honored the Facebooker in chief in May were when he gave to the world the “Facebook platform.” Or would they?
The federal judge that is presiding over the ConnectU misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit against Zuckerberg and Facebook appears to be overtly in the Facebook camp, despite being bound by principles of neutrality.
Public reports of Judge Douglas Woodlock’s interactions with the lawyers representing ConnectU interests during a hearing yesterday appear to indicate mocking commentary by the Judge.
Judge Woodlock did not grant the Facebook request for dismissal of the lawsuit, postponing a ruling until at least August 8. Woodlock advised the ConnectU team to return to court with what he would deem to be a stronger case.
Woodlock expressed disdain for the plaintiff’s efforts.
Dorm room chit-chat does not make a contract (between Facebook and ConnectU)
No? Dorm room chit-chat certainly makes for a thriving Facebook platform though! Moreover, oral agreements are often given credence in courts of law.
Judge Woodlock is also said to have insinuated ConnecU is merely toying with the judicial system as a way to blackmail Zuckerberg for a settlement. Really? Then why does the ConnectU team’s legal efforts to seek retribution from Zuckerberg date from his cash-strapped days at Harvard?
One need not be an officer of the court to look the inherent derivative origins of Facebook in its face; Even Wikipedia gets it:
The name of the site refers to the paper facebooks depicting members of the campus community that colleges and prepatory schools give to incoming students, faculty, and staff.
Nevertheless, the Facebook legal team is supremely confident in the supreme Zuckerberg:
Only one had an idea significant enough to build a great company. That one person was Mark Zuckerberg.
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY MARK!
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