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The date of the contract appears to conflict with previous accounts of the creation of Facebook. Mr. Zuckerberg built a predecessor to Facebook called Facemash in October and November 2003, but Mr. Zuckerberg didn't register the domain thefacebook.com until January 2004.

In 2009, New York's Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo accused Mr. Ceglia of defrauding customers of his wood-pellet fuel company, according to a news release from the Attorney General's office. The state claimed that he took more than $200,000 from consumers and then failed to deliver any products or refunds. That case is still active.

Sounds like this is a bogus case. I can't imagine the pit in Zuckerburg's stomach right now it were true though...

If this was true, someone would agree to a settlement or someone would disappear.

Surely Zuckerburg would have at least thought about that old contract if it were real. Perhaps he's been paying him to keep quiet but the guy's finally pissed and going public?

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