Litigation
Nov. 1, 2011
Judge dismisses suit against Facebook
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a proposed class action against Facebook Inc. that claimed the social networking site misused customers' names and likenesses.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday dismissed a proposed class action against Facebook Inc. that claimed the social networking site misused customers' names and likenesses in promoting its Friend Finder service.
Plaintiffs alleged they should have been consulted and paid before Facebook used their names and profile pictures to recruit their friends to the service.
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg ruled the...
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