Facebook: we have proof Ceglia’s contract is a forgery
August 7, 2011 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
Facebook says it has found the proof that shows Paul Ceglia, a man that claims he owns half of the company over a 2003 contract, is a fraud. Facebook’s court filing in Buffalo, New York on Friday reads: “Embedded in the electronic data on Ceglia’s computer … Defendants have uncovered smoking-gun evidence that the purported contract at the heart of this case is a fabrication.”
The company didn’t state specifically what the evidence it found was, and neither Facebook nor Ceglia’s lawyer, San Diego attorney Jeffrey Lake, commented on the court filing or the social network’s findings. On Saturday, however, Wired noted that Facebook’s lawyers asked the court to remove the proposed motion from its PACER electronic document system due to improper redaction, and instead substitute a redacted version. The court complied, and here are two of the relevant passages (the bolded texts are the parts Facebook redacted):
(1) Directing Ceglia to comply with the provision of the Order requiring him to produce several specific categories of electronic documents, including copies of the purported contract in the possision of Ceglia’s lawyers or experts, and to produce the storage devices whose very existence he has concealed;
(6) Overruling Ceglia’s abusive and improper designation of all 120 relevant electronic documents and data items found to date on his computers, CDs and floppy disks – including the authentic contract – as “confidential” documents that cannot be disclosed under the joint stipulated protective order.
After combing through a number of computers and hard drives, Facebook reportedly found the original “authentic contract” between Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Ceglia. Furthermore, Facebook says it has proof that there are other “storage devices” that Ceglia is intentionally hiding from the company, in violation of a court order.
Ceglia’s lawyers are claiming the “authentic contract” is shielded from use in the suit because it is designated as “confidential” under the rules of an agreement between the two parties. Facebook is asking the federal judge overseeing the case in New York to overrule that designation. In the court filing, Facebook says it has found 120 documents that are relevant to the case, and it wants to be able to use all of them.
An oral argument in the case before Judge Leslie G. Foschio of the US District Court Western District of New York is scheduled for August 17, 2011. Next week the saga will thus continue.
Facebook acknowledges that Ceglia hired Zuckerberg to work for his StreetFax company in April 2003 while Zuckerberg was a freshman at Harvard. Ceglia first legally attacked Facebook in July 2010, saying the contract also included $1,000 initial funding for Facebook, and that he’s entitled to more than half of the social networking giant.
Facebook says all the evidence required to prove Ceglia’s contract is a forgery is in his computers and hard drives. If Facebook really has found a copy of the “authentic contract” that does not include any investment in the company, it may finally be able to close the Ceglia case.
Facebook insists Ceglia is a known con artist. Ceglia, as has been well-documented, has a history of forgery. Since he first filed suit, Ceglia has been dropped by at least four law firms.
See also:
- Paul Ceglia vs. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Here’s the complaint and it’s a good read
- Facebook: Ceglia claims ‘brazen and outrageous fraud’; Read the response
- Facebook, Zuckerberg open fire on Ceglia: Emails forged by ‘professional con artist’
Share and Enjoy
HTC Status Facebook phone review, specs and retail price
August 7, 2011 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
The HTC Status handset is also known as the Facebook phone. The first handset to offer one-button share capability with the world’s largest social media network, and a proprietary Facebook button, the HTC Status is definitely a phone designed with texting and keyboarding in mind. Whether your social network favorite is Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or any other social sharing platform, one glance at the HTC Status reveals that this phone was designed with a bigger keyboard and smaller 2.6 inch touch screen display to allow those of us who are keyboard intensive a better texting and keyboarding experience.
First off, let’s cover pricing. At only one penny, the HTC Status enjoys the lowest possible retail price in the 3G or 4G marketplace. Not much more can be said about the price, it is about as attractive as a price can get for any product. Adding first-ever Facebook integration to such a low retail is going to be attractive for smartphone shoppers who enjoy texting and social media networking.
For all you Facebook addicts, the new HTC Status with built in Facebook features is only $.01, a penny, for all customers new and existing upgrades.
With 5 megapixel rear camera, 0.3 megapixel forward camera, 800 MHz single core QUALCOMM processor, 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM this is not your typical, high-powered smartphone, and is certainly not as powerful as those big screen 4G monsters you see everywhere. But for what it is intended to do, it is made perfectly. Designed to handle light to medium multimedia and multitasking, the HTC Status Facebook Phone is dedicated to do what it was physically designed to do best – connect with other Web surfers. And the HTC Status is inclined to do that, literally.
The “inclined” I am referring to is the slight tilt that the display makes rising up from the large, 4 row QWERTY keyboard. It is angled slightly towards you, much like a laptop folds forward. This slight contour makes for a much more natural, two hand, thumb-texting orientation. It also makes for a much smoother fit when placing and receiving calls, matching the curve of your face. Along with one-button Facebook HTC Status update ability, the contoured design and texting dedicated approach of the HTC Status make it a unique phone inclined for social interaction, and a great value at only one penny.
Leave a Reply