Identical twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss believe that they effectively created Facebook. Settling a case against Facebook in 2008 where they were given over $65 million in stock; now they are going back for more citing that at the time of the settlement they were not aware of how much Facebook was worth, and that they were robbed of their rightful sum (which they will not disclose).
The Winklevoss twins went on The Today Show this morning to discuss the new movie "The Social Network" and the current legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. They have not seen the actual movie but have read the script, and they believe based on the script the story is "probably closer to the truth than [Facebook] would like you to believe."
The twins are Olympic rowers who competed in the Beijing Olympics and currently attend Oxford University in England. They have a lot in their favor right now, so why push for another lawsuit? Many critics of the twins say that their idea was nothing more than what was already out there, and that they were lucky to receive the $65 million. The Winklevoss response, they approached Zuckerberg with the idea of a social network to connect the students to allow them to interact and meet--much how Facebook operates now. They both agree that Facebook has evolved on its own since its first creation. However, they are not going to back down and hope that justice will be served.
Watch the Winklevoss twins interview with Matt Lauer (below):
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