Power.com sues Facebook
There’s been an interesting and ongoing saga occurring between two companies: Facebook (Facebook), the world’s largest social network, and Power.com, a social media aggregator that has significant traction overseas and launched its U.S. version late last year. Facebook threw a wrench into Power.com’s gears when it filed a lawsuit claiming that it used Facebook data without authorization.
Here’s Power.com’s full list of demands:
1. That plaintiffs take nothing by the Complaint, and that judgment be entered against Plaintiffs and in favor of Power
2. That Power and Vachani be awarded costs of suit incurred in defending this action, including reasonable attorneys’ fees;
3. That Facebook be permanently enjoined from the unlawful and anticompetitive practices identified herein;
4. That Power and Vachani be awarded monetary damages for the injuries caused by Facebook’s unlawful and anticompetitive practices;
5. That such damages be tripled under 15 U.S.C. § 15(a);
6. That Power and Vachani be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs associated with prosecuting their claims; and
7. For such further relief as this Court deems necessary, just or proper