FaceBook Lawsuit
FaceBook Lawsuit
Outlines • Introduction
– People involved – Brief description of lawsuit – Media attention – Small video
• Debate – Sara(Winklevoss) Vs Anoud (Mark) – Show videos – Take audience opinions and voting
• Conclusion – lawsuit result– Evaluation of ethical theories – take audience opinions
People involved
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Winklevoss twins
VS
lawsuit Money talk
Media attention
• http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIHfoptQYH4A1mX8w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTB1a3ZwNWRpBHNlYwNjZC1zcgRzbGsDdmlkLXNlYXJjaAR2dGlkAw--?c=2&l=&p=winklevoss%20twins%20advertisement%20Pistachio&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fsol%2Fhomepage%2Fvideo%2Fvirals%2F3813828%2FWinklevoss-twins-go-nuts.html&sigr=12nsmet0g&tit=Winklevoss%20twins%20%26%2339%3Bgo%20nuts%26%2339%3B&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DV.4662110468767858%26pid%3D15.1&vid=FB983F22EBDA516B6912FB983F22EBDA516B6912
The social network movie
Can u tell the difference ? ☺
Debate
Sara(Winklevoss) Anoud (Mark)
Vs
Was Mark idea of facebook original?
• Winklevoss shared there ideas with Mark
• Harvard connection is the old facebook
• Winklevoss didn't create new idea
• Facebook and harvared connection are different sites
Did Mark cause any harm to Winklevoss twines ?
• Didn’t steal the twins idea
• Didn’t take any money from them
• Mark betrayed his friends To make money
• Stole the idea and the targeted users from the twines
Did Winklevoss twines had the right to sue Mark?
• The twines didn't contribute to the making of facebook at all .
• It is all about the money for the twines .
• Mark didn’t give the twines any share of the profit he made from facebook
• Caused the twines financial harm
Audience what do you think ?
Vote …NOW
Lawsuit result
Money talk
Evaluation of ethical theories
Did Mark Action right ?
Second Formulation :
“Act so that you always treat your self and other people as ends in themselves , and never only as means to an ends.”
Did Mark Action right ?
Social Contract Theory :
“morality consists in the set of rules governing behavior, that rational people would accept, on the condition that others accept them as well.”
Did Mark Action right ?
Act utilitarianism:
“ An action is right (or wrong) to the extent that it increases (or decreases ) the total happiness of the affected parties “