Chapter 163: Dying Struggle

The United States has the largest number of lawyers in the world — one lawyer for every 250 people. The United States is unique in terms of both absolute numbers and population ratios. In fact, there is no longer a country in the world where lawyers occupy such an important place in the history of their country's development that lawyers have become a distinctive feature of their country. U.S. lawyers are involved in nearly every aspect of the country's political, economic, cultural, and civil society life.

As a country governed by the rule of law, and as a country with an extremely complex legal system, American lawyers play a very important role in American society and have a unique position. In the United States, a lawyer is as indispensable to those who need him as a doctor is to a patient. The complex legal system of the United States, a large number of legal provisions and cumbersome litigation procedures doom the general American people to be unable to handle law-related affairs, especially litigation affairs, without lawyers. In a society governed by the rule of law, most of the disputes that arise are resolved through legal channels. Therefore, the importance of lawyers can be imagined.

Tang chose the law firm of Scooter Law Firm, which specializes in handling patent-related disputes in the Boston area, and the meeting place with Facebook was in the conference room of the Scooter Law Firm.

Facebook was attended by Zach and his assistant Linda, and on the school intranet side were Don and Scott's lawyer, Mike.

"Hello, I'm Zach Berg, the founder of Facebook, what is your position on the intranet, and can you make any decisions on behalf of the intranet?", Zucker said.

"I, Mr. Tang, am the deputy general manager of the school's intranet, our general manager, and I have been authorized to handle Facebook's infringement cases," Mr. Tang said.

"Mr. Tang, do you believe in coincidences?", Zach said.

"Do you think you're Mark Twain?", Don said.

Mark Twain: In 1835, the year he was born, Halley's Comet streaked across the sky. In 1909, Mark Twain wrote: "I came with Halley's Comet in 1835. It will come back next year, and I hope to go with it. If I can't go with Halley's Comet, it will be the biggest regret of my life. On April 19, 1910, Halley's Comet appeared, and he died of a heart attack the next day. It can be described as a very surprising coincidence in history, but the people of the Celestial Empire may know less about this stalk.

"Mr. Tang, you have to believe that the world is full of coincidences. Did you know that on December 5, 1660, a ship sank on a shipping lane in Dover, in the south of England, and the sole survivor was Hugh Williams. On December 5, 1767, another steamer sank in the same waters, killing 127 people, the sole survivor of which was also Hugh Williams. On August 8, 1820, a picnic yacht capsized on the famous Thames River in England with only one survivor, also named Hugh Williams. On July 10, 1940, a British trawler was tragically destroyed by German mines, leaving only two survivors – a man and his nephew, both named Hugh Williams. Facebook is similar to a school intranet, but it's just a small thing in the world of coincidences," Zach said.

"Zach, can I entrust you to register the trademarks of Microsoft, IBM, or Intel in the United States in the name of the intranet?

"Mr. Tang, this is different, I, Zack, will never do anything to plagiarize others, if you want to talk about plagiarism, it is also the favorite plagiarism of the people of your Celestial Empire, there are so many websites in Silicon Valley, as long as they are more famous, they have been plagiarized by you", Zack stood up and said excitedly and loudly.

"Mr. Zack, the truth is not in the hands of loud people, and if you are still like that, I don't think there is any need for us to continue talking, just meet in court. Let's see if the judge and the jury believe your coincidental claims," Tang said.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, we were too impulsive," Linda said, pulling Zack.

Zack's face was blue and red for a while, and he was probably struggling fiercely in his heart, considering whether to walk away, but in the end he sat down dejectedly.

"In fact, Mr. Jiang Hui, the founder of our company, still admires Mr. Zucker very much, so quickly he can discover the potential of the school intranet and plagiarize to make a website, and he can also achieve good results. At least it shows that Zack, you and Mr. Jiang have a unique understanding of the group of college students," Tang said.

"I didn't plagiarize," Zach continued, arguing.

"I'm sorry, that's just what you think, look at how many people hate you as much as you think?", Tang said.

Zach thought about the recent decline in Facebook sign-ups. In the United States, it is difficult for plagiarism websites to survive, not to mention the legal risks, you just create a website similar to Yahoo and Google, as long as people think you are plagiarizing, they will not use you. The decline in the number of Facebook registrations indirectly shows that many users have thought that Facebook is copying the idea of the intranet, and have begun to abandon the use of Facebook in favor of the intranet.

"I can provide all the information at all stages of my website development to prove that I am not plagiarizing the intranet. It's hard to believe this coincidence, but it's a really amazing world, and it just so happens that the Facebook page and positioning are the same as the intranet's, which just means that the founder of the intranet and I wanted to go together," Zach said.

"Hehe, I really wanted to go to a piece, are you all optimistic about the market of this piece, otherwise why don't you plagiarize other websites", Tang said.

"I didn't plagiarize," Zach went on to argue.

"I suggest you consult your lawyer to see what the professionals think of this case, and if you realize your mistake in time, maybe I can save you a little compensation, and the longer it drags on, all the expenses will eventually fall on Facebook," Tang said.

"Mr. Tang, can I talk directly to your founder? Can you help me contact him? I'm going to explain to him my process and idea of creating Facebook, and I'm going to prove that I'm not copying his product, please trust me," Zach said.

"I'm sorry, we're in the afternoon now, but in the middle of the night in the Celestial Empire, do you think it's appropriate to disturb our Mr. Jiang to sleep for this little thing?", Tang Wenwen said.

"It's not a small thing," Zach said.

"I'm sorry, but for Mr. Jiang, the founder of the school's intranet, it doesn't make sense to listen to you explain how you didn't copy his product. Mr. Jiang didn't send me to the United States to listen to your explanation. Plagiarism is plagiarism, and it's not something you can explain in a few words to cover up the past," Tang said.

"I didn't plagiarize, I really didn't," Zach said.

……

Eventually, Zach left the Scott Law Firm in despair.