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By Justin Smith 7 Comments »

The Financial Times reported today that Facebook is suing leading German social network StudiVZ for copyright infringement.

In the suit, Facebook accuses StudiVZ 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.”

While there are many Facebook copycat sites around the world, this is the first time Facebook has taken one of them to court. Will Chinese social network Xiaonei, which recently raised $430 million in venture funding, be next?

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7 Responses to “Facebook Sues German Knock-off StudiVZ; Xiaonei Next?”

  1. Facebook verklagt studiVZ « sebastiankeil.de Says:

    [...] Juli 19, 2008 · Keine Kommentare Es hat ja lange genug gedauert, aber nun sieht es so aus, als ob Facebook den deutschen Klon studiVZ wegen Verletzung der Urheberrechte verklagt (FTD, Inside Facebook). [...]

  2. ReturnOfThePendulum Says:

    Can anyone see the irony with Scrabulous? LOL. Of course, the same Facebook fanboys who went berserk against Hasbro and Mattel will support Facebook for suing those knock-offs.

  3. Amys Welt » Blog Archive » Warum Facebook (nun endlich/erst jetzt) das StudiVZ verklagt Says:

    [...] Facebook Sues German Knock-off StudiVZ; Xiaonei Next? [...]

  4. Inside Facebook » More Details on Facebook’s Battle With StudiVZ in Germany Says:

    [...] few weeks ago, it was reported that Facebook had filed suit against German social network StudiVZ, accusing the company of “replacing Facebook’s blue [...]

  5. German Court Unconvinced by Facebook’s Suit Against StudiVZ Says:

    [...] Facebook Sues German Knock-off StudiVZ; Xiaonei Next? [...]

  6. Facebook Settles Suit Against StudiVZ, but Germans Already Moving to Facebook Anyway Says:

    [...] 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 [...]

  7. Facebook’s Growth in Germany and Austria: Das ist gut! Says:

    [...] part of the region, because it faces an entrenched incumbent: A clone of Facebook called studiVZ. Facebook sued the company last year for copying it to the degree that it merely replaced “Facebook’s blue colour scheme with a [...]

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