The Video Game That May Cost Beyoncé $100 Million
In April 2011, New York based video game studio Gate Five filed suit against Beyoncé for supposedly cutting her ties from a project called Starpower: Beyoncé, a video game that was under the control of Gate Five- and it doesn’t look like she will be able to walk away like nothing happened. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice [...]
Read MoreHow Cisco Derailed a Black Technology Entrepreneur’s Life
Peter Adekeye, a black technology entrepreneur experienced something that he never thought he would, jail time. It started with the U.S District Court for Northern California, San Jose division, had convened a special sitting to hear Adekeye’s deposition as part of a massive antitrust action he had launched against his former employer, Cisco Systems. As [...]
Read MoreGmail Users Win Buzz Settlement
In a rare move by Google, every Gmail user received an email to notify them of the settlement regarding Google Buzz. Shortly after its launch in February, drama ensued as many users complained of a breach of privacy. A few Buzz users decided to bring a class action lawsuit against Google and apparently won….kinda. Google [...]
Read MoreShirley Sherrod is Suing Blogger Andrew Breitbart
Ousted USDA official Shirley Sherrod offered a multitude of minority journalists the scoop of a lifetime when she announced her plans to sue blogger Andrew Breitbart. Sherrod, told a panel hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists that she will indeed sue the man who featured a snippet of a speech she gave in March, [...]
Read MoreRead Before You Sign: The Battle for Facebook
By now most of you have heard about the lawsuit against Facebook. Web developer Paul Ceglia alleges he paid Mark Zuckerberg $1000 to create code for a project he owned, Street Fax. Ceglia also agreed to assist Zuckerberg with developing Zuckerberg’s project, TheFacebook.com which eventually became Facebook.com. In exchange for the $1000 and investment by Ceglia [...]
Read MoreBreaking: Man Claims 84 Percent Ownership of Facebook
In the latest Facebook news, a lawsuit has recently been filed against Facebook that puts Facebook ownership into question. According to reports, a developer by the name of Paul Ceglia is claiming 84% ownership of Facebook. In the lawsuit, Ceglia alleges that he was hired to work on Facebook, back in the day when it [...]
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