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Lauriat wrote, "The flaw in this argument is that defendants appear to conflate loss of the settlement proceed with loss of rights. Chang alleges that he has received nothing in return for the substantial benefits he provided to
ConnectU, including the value of his work, as well as i2hub's users and goodwill." Lauriat also wrote that, although Chang's claims to the settlement are "too speculative to confer standing, his claims with respect to an ownership in ConnectU are not. They constitute an injury separate and distinct from his possible share of the settlement proceeds. The court concluded that Chang had pled sufficient facts to confer standing with respect to his claims against the Winklevoss defendants."
209:. A partnership allegedly formed between i2hub and ConnectU. The partnership, called The Winklevoss Chang Group, jointly advertised their properties through bus advertisements as well as press releases. i2hub integrated its popular software with ConnectU's website, as part of the partnership. The team also jointly launched several projects and initiatives, including:
347:, seeking 50% of the settlement. The complaint claimed, that "The Winklevosses and Howard Winklevoss filed patent application, U.S. Patent Application No 20060212395, on or around March 15, 2005, but did not list Chang as a co-inventor." It also stated "Through this litigation, Chang asserts his ownership interest in The Winklevoss Chang Group and
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On May 13, 2011, Judge Peter
Lauriat made a ruling against the Winklevosses. Chang's case against them could proceed. The Winklevosses had argued that the court lacked jurisdiction because the settlement with Facebook had not been distributed and therefore Chang had not suffered any injury. Judge
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The Rep Center, an internet-based portal, accessible through
ConnectU.com, providing a centralized location for the representatives of The Winklevoss Chang Representative Program to communicate and earn points (redeemable for prizes) by recruiting and signing up new users for all of WCG's
576:"STATEMENT OF CARY SHERMAN, PRESIDENT, RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, THE INTERNET, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) PIRACY ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES: AN UPDATE"
162:, which was a special network that connected universities around the world. It allowed faster data transfer rates than typical Internet connections. Because of this, download speeds through i2hub were usually much faster than through other
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wrote that UMASS students that were sued for using i2hub wanted founder Wayne Chang to pay for their lawsuits. Wayne Chang and his attorney, Charles Baker, who also represented StreamCast
Networks (makers of the
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reported that
Facebook shares were trading at $ 76 per share in the secondary market, putting the total settlement value at close to $ 120 million. Another lawsuit was filed to undo the settlement, as
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i2hub.com, Jungalu.com, ConnectU.com, StallScribbles.com, Digital Flyers, ConnectHi (theyearbook.org), ConnectGroups, The
Winklevoss Chang Group Representative Program, The Rep Center, Social Butterfly
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Social
Butterfly, a feature added to ConnectU to enable users to consolidate their accounts at various social networking sites, such as Facebook, and make that information accessible through ConnectU
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Winklevoss Chang Representative Program, a sales representative program which WCG used to establish a presence on college campuses and to promote ConnectU and the other WCG properties
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had another hearing to discuss i2hub. On
November 14, 2005, i2hub was shut down with the message "RIP 11/14/2005. It was a good run. Forced to shut down by the industry."
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allegedly misrepresented the value of the stock by more than fourfold. If the settlement were adjusted to match, the total value would be over $ 466 million.
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ConnectGroups, an initiative to provide clubs and organizations with a means for their members to communicate online with each other about their organizations
312:. Settlement was reached where Facebook acquired ConnectU for 1,253,326 shares of Facebook stock and an additional $ 20 million in cash. On August 26, 2010,
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Facebook in early 2004. Facebook countersued in regard to the team's Social Butterfly project, and named among the defendants ConnectU,
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610:"REDUCING PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) PIRACY ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES: A PROGRESS UPDATE"
503:"Wirehog, Zuckerberg's Side Project That Almost Killed Facebook – TechCrunch"
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595:"RIAA TARGETS NEW PIRACY EPIDEMIC ON SPECIAL HIGH-SPEED CAMPUS NETWORK"
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845:"Wayne Chang's Suit Against Winklevoss Twins Can Proceed, Judge Rules"
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923:"Winklevoss Twins Face Suit Over Failed Alliance, Judge Says"
692:"Students Want File-Sharing Site To Pay for RIAA Settlements"
804:"Facebook CEO's latest woe: Accusations of securities fraud"
874:"Winklevoss Twins Sued For Part Of Their Facebook Fortunes"
752:"ConnectU's 'Secret' $ 65 Million Settlement With Facebook"
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578:. United States House of Representatives. Archived from
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288:. The lawsuit was never filed by the UMASS students.
403:"File-swapping gets supercharged on student network"
908:"Winklevoss Twins Face Lawsuit Over Facebook Funds"
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722:"The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, LLC et al"
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327:The Winklevoss Chang Group lawsuit
250:The network was criticized by the
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239:US Patent Application 20060212395
787:Eric Eldon (February 12, 2009).
705:Timothy J. McGinn (2004-09-13).
548:Caroline McCarthy (2010-01-04).
534:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
906:Chloe Albanesius (2011-05-13).
532:"Chang v. Winklevoss Complaint"
638:Thomas Mennecke (2005-11-15).
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891:. AllFacebook. Archived from
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420:. MIT FurdLog. Archived from
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353:detailed 33-page complaint
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418:"The Rise of i2hub"
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776:. August 26, 2010.
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