gunDriller
2nd February 2012, 02:00 PM
About 100 years ago, 4 Jewish brothers stole Edison's moving picture invention and started the company that became Warner Brothers.
Today, their movies have this BIG warning about the FBI & the terrible things that will befall anyone who steals Warner Brothers IP.
Now, Facebook is about to have their IPO.
What amazes me is how the media reverts to the "started in a dorm room" motif, and neglects to tell the really interesting part of the story - how Zuckerberg stole the computer program & the concept from his consulting clients, the Winklevoss Brothers.
Their claim was later settled by Facebook paying them over $50 Million.
So, why didn't the venture capital community offer the Winklevoss Brothers venture capital so THEY could run with the Facebook idea ?
Does anybody know any other companies that were started by Jews - or Gentiles - using stolen intellectual property ?
WB & Facebook might be 2 prominent examples, but I have a feeling that there are others.
Today, their movies have this BIG warning about the FBI & the terrible things that will befall anyone who steals Warner Brothers IP.
Now, Facebook is about to have their IPO.
What amazes me is how the media reverts to the "started in a dorm room" motif, and neglects to tell the really interesting part of the story - how Zuckerberg stole the computer program & the concept from his consulting clients, the Winklevoss Brothers.
Their claim was later settled by Facebook paying them over $50 Million.
So, why didn't the venture capital community offer the Winklevoss Brothers venture capital so THEY could run with the Facebook idea ?
Does anybody know any other companies that were started by Jews - or Gentiles - using stolen intellectual property ?
WB & Facebook might be 2 prominent examples, but I have a feeling that there are others.