ROME - Judgement call for bitter Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the twin brothers who accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the idea for Facebook. The appeals court in San Francisco decided that the first instance is valid, and that "at some point, the dispute must end. And that point has been reached." Thus, the two brothers is worth about $ 65 million, which Zuckerberg, in 2008, after the first instance of a case begun in 2004, which recognized the Winklevoss least financial compensation, but no title or on ' Facebook company.
Today's most popular social network in the world worth $ 50 billion, more than triple to Winklevoss when they signed the agreement with Zuckerberg. Today brothers estimate their dues in at least $ 160 million. But according to Judge Alex Kozinski, the figure and the agreement of 2008 are still "valuable in light of recent market events." And Zuckerberg has always denied any wrongdoing, with the help of a legal team of excellence.
The role of the brothers Winklevoss in the history of Facebook has been represented in detail in the film "The Social Network" (Trailer), where the twins - rowers rowing team in college - Zuckerberg contact each university to design software. The skillful Mark creates an empire from a few lines of code, and the twins are there.
Eventually reach an economic agreement that according to the judge Kozinski is one of the reasons why the appeal decision is favorable to Zuckerberg: "If it was not possible to reach agreement and whether the Winklevoss had not signed a document that raises from Facebook all charges, the Court could also review the case.
" The iron logic of justice at the same time does not make a turn, and though it sounds like a mockery of the two second rowers brothers. The two, now is the possibility of asking the Supreme Court, but it is unclear if they will. Meanwhile, they train for the 2012 Olympics. Hope there's still a few victories. 
Today's most popular social network in the world worth $ 50 billion, more than triple to Winklevoss when they signed the agreement with Zuckerberg. Today brothers estimate their dues in at least $ 160 million. But according to Judge Alex Kozinski, the figure and the agreement of 2008 are still "valuable in light of recent market events." And Zuckerberg has always denied any wrongdoing, with the help of a legal team of excellence.
The role of the brothers Winklevoss in the history of Facebook has been represented in detail in the film "The Social Network" (Trailer), where the twins - rowers rowing team in college - Zuckerberg contact each university to design software. The skillful Mark creates an empire from a few lines of code, and the twins are there.
Eventually reach an economic agreement that according to the judge Kozinski is one of the reasons why the appeal decision is favorable to Zuckerberg: "If it was not possible to reach agreement and whether the Winklevoss had not signed a document that raises from Facebook all charges, the Court could also review the case.
" The iron logic of justice at the same time does not make a turn, and though it sounds like a mockery of the two second rowers brothers. The two, now is the possibility of asking the Supreme Court, but it is unclear if they will. Meanwhile, they train for the 2012 Olympics. Hope there's still a few victories.
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