Man claims 84% ownership of Facebook

A state judge has issued a temporary restraining order against social networking giant Facebook, preventing it from selling any assets in the wake of a lawsuit filed by a man claiming that founder Mark Zuckerberg owes him 84% of the company.

New York resident Paul Ceglia claims that in 2003, Zuckerberg contracted him to build a web site in exchange for $1,000 and 50% ownership of the final product. He would get an additional 1% stake for every day after Jan.

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