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Winklevii Case Vs. Facebook Helps Warner Bros. Secure Superman Copyright

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:05:22 +0000

When Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss dropped their lawsuit against Facebook in 2011, it was evident that the landmark case had far-reaching implications. Who knew that it would be felt all the way on planet Krypton? Using the Winkelvoss twins’ case vs. Facebook, Warner Bros. successfully retained the copyright for comic book superhero Superman.

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Is Facebook History For Sale On HarvardConnection.Co?

Jackie Cohen — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:46:52 +0000

A rather prominent “for sale” sign appears on the homepage of HarvardConnection.co, which bears a design resembling the original Facebook site.

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Former Harvard President Calls Winkelvii 'A**holes'

Jennifer Moire — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:21:26 +0000

Former Harvard President Larry Summers told a technology audience today what he really thought of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss twins.

At the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Summers recounted a meeting with the twins in his Harvard office, a scene dramatized in the movie, The Social Network.

The brothers came to Summers seeking some relief for their ConnectU idea that they allege was stolen by fellow Harvard classmate Mark Zuckerberg to form the basis of Facebook.

According to Fortune, Summers said:

One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they’re looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an a**hole. This was the latter case.” …Rarely, have I encountered such swagger, and I tried to respond in kind.

Tough words from the former Obama cabinet official known for not pulling any punches.

The Winklevii twins have pursued Facebook since 2004. The latest in the Winklevii saga had the twins deciding not to pursue a case with the U.S. Supreme Court. But they turned around shortly thereafter to file a claim in Boston’s federal court.

Do you agree with Summers’ assessment of the Winklevii?

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They're BAAACK! Winklevii Sue Facebook, Again

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:40:03 +0000

Just when you thought it was safe to assume Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss finished trying to sue Facebook, the annoying duo have decided to redirect their complaint to Boston’s federal court.
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Bye, Winklevii! Twins Finally Stop Suing Facebook

Jackie Cohen — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:35:58 +0000

Finally! Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are going to stop complaining about their settlement with Facebook, now worth more than $100 million.
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Winklevii Must Ask Supremes For Reversal, Suit Frozen

Jackie Cohen — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:28:47 +0000

Just when you thought that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ legal shtick couldn’t get more ridiculous, a U.S. appeals court has frozen all litigation on the matter so that the twins can take their case to the Supremes. Yeah, good luck with that!
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Winklevii Want Supreme Court Showdown

Jackie Cohen — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:43:13 +0000

The attorney representing Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss really did release a statement saying the twins think the Supreme Court gives a hoot about their disgruntlement.
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Winklevoss Tweets His And Ceglia's Facebook Gripes

Jackie Cohen — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:08:34 +0000

We highly doubt that legal counsel to Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss haven’t repeatedly cautioned the twins against seeking (re-) trial in the (new) media.
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Poor Winklevii Must Keep $65 Million Settlement

Nick O'Neill — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:48:48 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg can hopefully breath a sigh of relief as a U.S. appeals court has rejected an appeal brought by the Winklevoss twins.
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RESULTS: Winklevosses Losing Facebook Challenge

Jackie Cohen — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:40:12 +0000

Our informal reader poll resulted in a majority voting that they think Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will lose their appeal of the $65 million settement with Facebook. Legal experts are starting to say the same thing, and we’ll probably hear more of it over the next few weeks, now that we’ve got at least a one-month wait for the written decision on the case. continued…

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Karma? Winklevoss Brothers Are Being Sued

Jorge Cino — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:58:56 +0000

After suing Mark Zuckerberg again for supposedly miscalculating Facebook’s actual value, the Twins find themselves as the defendants in a lawsuit filed by a former business partner…
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Winklevosses Versus Facebook Court Date Set For January

Jackie Cohen — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:25:55 +0000

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ appeal of the settlement with Facebook was scheduled for a court date of January 11, 2011.

That’s when oral arguments will be heard in the case going before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, according to Facebook Manager of Public Policy Communications Andrew Noyes.

We learned of this after counting 130 different news articles today concerning the appeal that has been pending for two years. Up until now, nothing new had happened in the case, other than what appeared to be a deliberate leak of a document to the press this week.

Media outlets that previously weren’t aware of Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ dissatisfaction with the $65 million settlement now know all the gory details, and the twins don’t look any better for it. Perhaps they need to keep shopping for another attorney, preferrably one who might advise them not to say anything to the media ahead of a trial.

The media coverage following this Sunday’s “60 Minutes” segment on Facebook unanimously painted the Winklevoss twins’ cameo appearance as unsavory, although the specific choice of negatives varied from one news outlet to the next.

This week’s leak to the media was a partially redacted document dated August 10, a legal brief Facebook’s lawyers filed in response to the claims that Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg supposedly stole code from ConnectU.

The best line from Facebook’s brief that surfaced this week is an apt summary of the Winklevosses’ complaint:

They insist that their sworn enemy had some special duty to open its books and volunteer any information that bears on the value of this closely held company.

The Winklevosses’ unhappiness with their $65 million settlement in 2008 has been public knowledge for going on three years. The more they draw attention to their dissatisfaction the worse their image seems to get.

Public opinion isn’t supposed to decide the outcome of a case, but excess amounts of it makes it hard to find unbiased juries — and judges for that matter.

All of this hangs in the balance while a court date has yet to be set for the latest lawsuit, claiming Facebook engaged in a form of securities fraud by accepting the twins’ estimate of the company’s value at $3.7 billion when negotiating a settlement.

And in a bit of irony first noted by Business Insider, apparently the Winklevosses are getting a taste of their own medicine. Someone named Wayne Chang claims to have been their business partner is suing the twins for excluding him from the settlement with Facebook.

What do you think about this week’s flurry of stories about the Winklevoss versus Facebook case?

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Do the Winklevoss Brothers Own 1.6 Percent of Facebook? No, But They Got A Lot

Nick O'Neill — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:28:57 +0000

ConnectU is a company that never ceases to haunt Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. According to an article published in The Recorder, the Winklevoss brothers (who founded ConnectU), were awared $65 million in their suit against Facebook. You may also remember that there was a follow-on suit as the brothers were provided with stock options based on Microsoft’s $15 billion valuation despite private Facebook stock trades that valued the company at around $4 billion.
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