Facebook Settles Suit Against StudiVZ, but Germans Already Moving to Facebook Anyway
Nearly a year after Facebook filed suit against German social networking service StudiVZ for copyright infringement, the two companies have reached a settlement out of court. As part of the agreement, Facebook will receive an undisclosed financial settlement, all claims have been withdrawn in US and German courts, and both companies can continue operating their services as they are today. The companies say no further details about the settlement will be released.
In the suit, Facebook basically alleged StudiVZ of blatantly copying its features and design by “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.”
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