Facebook Versus Shagbook -- Need We Say More?
We're surprised that a site called Shagbook hasn't already been sued out of existence. The dating site started in 2006 and we're only just now hearing from a publicist for the defense against the standard Facebook trademark lawsuit.
We’re surprised that a site called Shagbook hasn’t already been sued out of existence. The dating site started in 2006 and we’re only just now hearing from a publicist for the defense against the standard Facebook trademark lawsuit.
The defense attorneys think that even though Facebook predated Shagbook by two years, technically that shouldn’t matter in court because the U.S. social network didn’t become “famous” until 2007.
Mark Brooks, an consultant with Courtland Brooks, said in an email to us:
Facebook is chasing down Shagbook.com
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