Netflix is streaming video on Facebook in 47 countries, but the U.S. still isn’t one of them.

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As Paul Ceglia’s attempt to claim half of Facebook continues to rapidly crumble, his financial obligations may rise just as quickly: The social network’s lawyers are going after Ceglia for more than $84,000 in legal fees.

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Timelines.com and Facebook are still discussing whether to settle out of court, although the former’s trademark lawsuit and the latter’s countersuit have been scheduled for court sometime in 2013.

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Facebook elected not to go dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, unlike Google, which blocked out its logo, and Wikipedia, which actually went grey.

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The issue of Facebook using its members’ likenesses in advertising returned to center stage with a ruling by a court in California that a class-action suit against the social network can proceed.

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Facebook has turned down an invitation to appear at a December 14 congressional briefing on teen privacy, where the company were asked to discuss the company’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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The Office of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia created a video about yesterday’s first-ever Congressional Facebook developer hackathon.

The event co-hosted with the office of Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland brought together Congresspeople and their staff from both sides of the aisle, along with Facebook engineers and developers of third-party applications.

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A patent-infringement lawsuit ended up leading to an acquisition, as relationship-management-software developer WhoGlue announced that it was acquired by Facebook.

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Everyone’s on Facebook these days, even the police. But unless you’re involved in suspicious or illegal activity, there’s no need to worry.

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The trademark lawsuit filed by Timelines.com to block Facebook’s use of the term “timeline” is experiencing a delay, making the official rollout of the advanced profile before year end unlikely.

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