Man Changes Name to "Mark Zuckerberg" After Facebook Sues Him 113
An anonymous reader writes "This has to be the funniest Facebook name story in a while. Facebook disabled the account of Israeli entrepreneur Rotem Guez because he runs a business called the Like Store, where he sold Likes to advertisers. Guez countered by suing Facebook for deleting his accounts on the social network. Facebook countered with its own cease and desist letter. Guez didn't respond to Facebook's demands. Instead, he legally changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg. 'If you want to sue me, you're going to have to sue Mark Zuckerberg,' Guez reportedly told Facebook."
Zuckerberg told Facebook (Score:5, Funny)
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Zuckerberg sounds like d*ck licker in spanish
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>Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe.
Meh, all you really see is the electron cloud surrounding the atom.
You need some neutron diffraction thingamajig to locate Facebook interest within the cloud these days.
Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:5, Interesting)
This guy's logic is well off. He's trying to harm Facebook by letting companies game it. He's a spammer.
I don't see how he thinks by changing his name is going to have any affect on Facebook's legal people. They'll just add harassment to the list.
Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:5, Insightful)
I don't see how he thinks by changing his name is going to have any affect on Facebook's legal people.
Advertising. If it wasn't for the name change no one would have heard about the lawsuit and no one would have gave a shit if they did hear.
Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:5, Interesting)
As you said, he's a spammer. People in the market for spamming services probably value asshats over nice guys that follow the rules.
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Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:5, Interesting)
And probably failed pornographer? I understand that spammers and porn sites go hand and hand, but in the future you may want to drop the assumptions lest you feel the wrath of my mod points. This is how misinformation gets spread. Some dumbass reads your post, and he refers to this guy as "a failed pornographer" as a matter of fact, and it gets telephoned around the world and the next thing you know he's a former child molester, serial-rapist, and non-Kosher spammer who kicked Frosty Piss' dog. Don't contribute to misinformation by starting it.
Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:4, Insightful)
And this deserves to be modded up.
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Oh, come on, just listen to that name! "Mark Zuckerberg"? That's a porn name if I ever heard one.
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Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:4)
Just another spammer (and probably failed pornographer) looking to make money without working.
Don't kid yourself, marketing is the only reason Facebook exists. Just like any other "social" network, it's all about offering up a pipeline to consumers.
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feedback@slashdot.org
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> and no one would have gave a shit if they did hear.
Do we now?
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Facebook games the system already. Thats what advertisement is. Its a stack of bullshit.
Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:5, Interesting)
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"Later on tonight, we'll have a story about Facebook suing Mark Zuckerberg. But now, here's the weather forecast..."
One minor nitpick: The above will never happen.
Weather predictions are the only things on the evening TV news worth watching through the corporate media filter; Ergo: It's ALWAYS one of the last, if not the very last stories, unless the weather is above average in activity, then it's on every station all day...
More likely:
"Stay tuned, Tomorrow may bring some Severe weather to your area, but first here's some bullshit about a three legged dog rescuing a baby, and also, Yet another installment of our "R
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Well, in chicago, the weather isn't the most important thing to know. Or the hardest thing to predict. How many different ways can you say, "Cold and dreary" anyway?
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But not even Slashdot refers to him by the new name, but by the old name. So there isn't a "Facebook sues Zuckerberg" headline here, and likely other outlets will do the same.
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Cite references please... I'm pretty sure they can... just as we have, here.
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It has already happened in an article by Emil Protalinski (the guy in the headline photo):
Facebook is suing Mark Zuckerberg [zdnet.com]
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Yeah, because facebook is such a nice company, and has your best interests at heart.
All I see here are two douchbags squaring off. Big fucking deal.
Re:Why would they have problems suing him? (Score:5, Insightful)
Duh! Spam of course, it ain't just a food you know (Score:2)
It is what the cool kids smoke, forget smack or weed or pot, real kids smoke potted meat!
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This guy's logic is well off. He's trying to harm Facebook by letting companies game it. He's a spammer.
Actually, I love his logic. Am I all torn up inside about somebody interfering with Facebook's ability to data mine the shit out of everything by skewing the results, while simultaneously managing to profit from doing so? Nope.
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Companies try doing this all the time now, by offering free stuff along with 'dont forget to like us'
how is this guy any different?
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Spammer logic. Seems legit.
Who is Emil Protalinski? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Who is Emil Protalinski? (Score:4, Funny)
> Who is Emil Protalinski?
Second cousin to Hiro Protagoniski?
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> Who is Emil Protalinski? Second cousin to Hiro Protagoniski?
+1 funny :)
Re:Who is Emil Protalinski? (Score:4, Informative)
He's the author of the linked article. Slashdot seems to now be using a heuristic grab-photo-from-linked-page algorithm, like Facebook and Google Plus do, that often screws up.
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Re:Who is Emil Protalinski? (Score:5, Funny)
You can't assign "stagnated" to a noun - mismatched data types.
I think what you're looking for is something like:
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I'll bite:
You're completely pathetic.
Wow, that was cathartic. And oh so true!
attention whore (Score:1)
Yet another FB story (Score:2)
These are all too common - reasons to hate FB. Honestly, what's the company going to do next, name Zuckeberg "Dear Leader"?
I swear they're doing all the PR damage to themselves they can.
Re:Yet another FB story (Score:4, Funny)
These are all too common - reasons to hate FB. Honestly, what's the company going to do next, name Zuckeberg "Dear Leader"?
I hear that job just came open!
Re:Yet another FB story (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeah this poor spammer got his account deleted. Oh the horror!
Re:Yet another FB story (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeah. It reminds me of the spammers who threaten to sue Google, after Google bitchslaps them into irrelevance.
There are many perfectly legitimate reasons to dislike Google (most of them linked to Eric Schmidt's PR blunders) and Facebook, but when spammers with an entitlement complex sue them, I'm certainly not going to root for the spammer or criticize Google/Facebook.
Re:Yet another FB story (Score:4, Funny)
They came for the spammers, and I cheered them on.
"Blood sucking tick sues diseased rat host" (Score:3, Insightful)
Judging only by the summary... (Score:5, Funny)
This Mark Zuckerberg guy sounds like the biggest douche ever.
Re:Judging only by the summary... (Score:5, Funny)
Well....other than Mark Zuckerberg.
Unless you were talking about Mark Zukerberg and I misunderstood, in which case you are correct.
Smart cookie (Score:2)
This will definitely put an ire into their plans, as having to sue your own boss in name is quite a feat! .......
I give him credit for thinking this way, as he did it to prove a point, and so he should be rewarded,
with being named after the richest man on earth.....not bad at all!
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It's not that smart a feat. It smacks of the sort of "legal logic" that Slashdotters like to think actually works, while in reality judges tend to frown upon people who try to be cute and fuck around and waste the court's time. This fellow is going to get a legal smackdown, and he looks like a complete moron and tool to non-Slashdotters, and Slashdotters won't like him because he's an advertiser managing an operation that was shady even by advertising standards.
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How could he get a legal smackdown, is there a law against changing your name to mark zuckerberg?
Please clarify this for me, as I am at a complete loss of understanding for your statement....
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How could he get a legal smackdown, is there a law against changing your name to mark zuckerberg?
Please clarify this for me, as I am at a complete loss of understanding for your statement....
There is no law against changing your name to Mark Zuckerberg, but it would be very damaging to his case. People who screw around with their cases a lot tend to end up on the losing end, the exceptionally rare "Chewbacca Defense" notwithstanding.
Of course, much will depend on the actual mindset of the judge. If he/she has a good sense of humor, the defendant might be ok. If the judge doesn't, then the defendant is really screwing himself.
Stupid (Score:2)
'Nuf said.
Creepy (Score:5, Funny)
Mark Zuckerberg is creepy. But then, so is Mark Zuckerberg.
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Spammer Formerly Known as Rotem Guez (Score:1)
So you can just call him the Spammer Formerly Known as Rotem Guez
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If it didn't work for Prince, it won't work for Mark Zuckerberg
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Wait..., when did Prince change his name to Mark Zuckerberg?
Easy solution (Score:2)
news? (Score:2)
This amounts to "Spammer behaves like irrational asshole, film at 11"
the cease and desist was invalid (Score:1)
According to reports here in Israel, the cease and desist letter was sent by email, which makes it completely invalid according to local law. legal documents should be given by hand, and the receiver should acknowledge s/he received them. that's why he ignored it.
Anger the Judge (Score:2)
best troll ever (Score:2)
Come on, Slashdot editors! You can do better! (Score:2)
Wikipedia will settle this (Score:1)
What I'd like to see... (Score:2)
What I'd like to see is both Mark's called into court to testify, only to have the two lose it altogether on the steps of the courthouse where the entire world will get to see Mark Zuckerberg kick the snot out of Mark Zuckerberg. Fucker deserves it.
(Slashdot Auto-correct for "Zuckerberg": Rubbernecker)
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Fucker deserves it. I don't know which one you mean, but I agree.