That’s the take of Elie Mystal who analyzes the pending suit against Mark Zuckerberg filed by Paul Ceglia which suggests that Ceglia should now own 85 percent of Facebook. The proof? A contract from 2003 which suggests that Paul Ceglia took an ownership stake in a soon-to-be-developed project called “The Face Book”, as we covered over a week ago.
The Media Distrusts Mark Zuckerberg
After watching the media give their take on the situation for the past couple weeks, it appears that the media by default seems to distrust Mark Zuckerberg. Then again, if they didn’t trust Paul Ceglia by default, this would be a non-story for the most part. Any random person can file a suit claiming that they have ownership, however the Winkelvoss brothers also previously filed a suit against Mark Zuckerberg and it resulted in a settlement, suggesting that Zuckerberg is not always an innocent actor.
There Is Some Evidence
One point of evidence that Mark Zuckerberg could have signed this contract was that he was in college and actively pursuing contract work at the time. Business Insider posted an image of Zuckerberg’s profile on vWorker.com, where he was pursuing contract work. However anybody that knew how to program at the time was on vWorker or a similar site. It looked like an easy way to make some extra cash (or “beer money” as it’s called in College). I even had a profile on ODesk at the time, although was never able to find a contract as every “employer” on those sites is look for cheap labor, not talented developers.
That Mark Zuckerberg was looking for contract work at the time is really the only evidence that suggests this could possibly be a legitimate case.
The Truth Will Come Out
Ultimately the truth will come out and while both parties are holding strong, the media’s predisposition is that Mark Zuckerberg appears suspicious, or at the least, this claim would substantially alter the history of the founding of Facebook. There’s a lot of evidence against Paul Ceglia however, and right now, the odds are still stacked against him. It will be interesting to see how this lawsuit plays out.
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Comment by Ahmad Hesam — July 25, 2010 @ 11:46 am
It's really simple. The Statute of Limitations means that you must bring action within a certain amount of time. Assuming the contract was created in NY, this means it can only work for 6 years. Then again, looking at the evidence, I somehow doubt that contract exists. Looks like someone trying to become a billionaire overnight.
Comment by Francis Pelland — July 25, 2010 @ 12:38 pm
I was about to write about fraud… turns out this Paul character was indeed involved in cases relating to fraud in the past. I can see Paul going to jail after this stint.
http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/news/x1972896253/M...
Comment by Francis Pelland — July 25, 2010 @ 12:45 pm
In the second paragraph, you should say, "the media by default seem to distrust." Media is plural.
Your pervasively incorrect grammar seriously undermines your credibility.
Comment by Emily — July 26, 2010 @ 7:31 am
@Emily "The media" is given as a singular entity here. "The United States" is obviously plural, however, it's used as a singular entity in almost any context you ever hear it mentioned.
Your failure to grasp simple context seriously undermines your credibility.
Comment by mmm — July 29, 2010 @ 12:49 am
I don't know if it is fair to say every contractor on VWorker is looking for cheap, no talent, coders. Much of the work that is sourced through VWorker is incredibly complex. Are they looking for cheaper deals? Of course–that's the entire point of looking for a competitive freelancing labor market.
Comment by Vladimir Coonisht — August 17, 2010 @ 10:04 pm
not having fb at schol sucks butt whole
Comment by zoey — October 25, 2010 @ 12:17 pm