More Details on Facebook's Battle With StudiVZ in Germany

A few weeks ago, it was reported that Facebook had filed suit against German social network StudiVZ, accusing the company of “replacing Facebook’s blue colour scheme with a red one” and said it was “seeking to end StudiVZ’s illegal activity to ensure that users are not confused and that Facebook’s reputation remains unharmed.”

Today, Kevin O’Brien at IHT reports that before Facebook sued StudiVZ, the companies had been in negotiations “for months” for Facebook to buy StudiVZ.

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