New York Man Claims 84 Percent of Facebook

A New York man claims an agreement gives him 84 percent Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, is "quite sure" such a contract was never signed.

Zuckerberg was responding to a comment from Facebook Lawyer, Lisa Simpson, who explained to a judge that the company was "unsure" if he had signed a contract.

Paul Ceglia sued Facebook and Zuckerberg in New York state court, claimed that an April 2003 agreement entitles him to ownership of most of the company.

Ceglia, a resident of Wellsville, New York, spells it out in his June 30th two-page complaint. It's a "work for hire" contract, which he said gave him control of the web site.

"Whether he signed this piece of paper, we're unsure at this moment," Facebook attorney Simpson.

"If he thinks he can go to court and give an answer like that- I think it's not possible," Paul Argentieri, lawyer for Ceglia.

Facebook described the case as 'frivolous' and vowed to fight on a variety of grounds.

The case is Ceglia v. Zuckerberg, 10-CV-00569, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York- Buffalo.

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