Why Facebook Was Sued Over Like Button

[samburno]

Do some body know the detail of this news that the Facebook have been sued recently over its like button. I have heard that they have been sued by a media company in Virginia for this copyright infringement of Like button. Have you heard of this sue over facebook and if yes can you share some more details of this news.

 

[milkyway]

The only detail about this news i know is that this sue on facebook have been initiated by the wife of a doctor and she claims that facebook happened to violate the patents rules.

 

[DrRipley]

I have a vague memory of Facebook facing some controversies in the past, but I don't remember any of this nature. The one I most remember about them is that their investors are not liking the profits from this company. I'm going to have to look it up later, it sounds very interesting.

 

[Prince25]

The widow of a Dutch computer programmer is suing Facebook over its trademarked ‘like’ button, claiming her husband invented the technology back in the 1990s.