Chinese company accuses Facebook of plagiarism

The Chinese company Cubic Network plans to sue Facebook for alleged theft of its Timeline feature.

According to a Cubic Network representative, the Chinese company first launched a feature similar to the Timeline back in February 2008. Facebook first announced the idea for the Timeline at the F8 conference in late 2011.

In the "Chronicles" mode, users can browse . In the "Chronicles" interface mode, content is presented in two columns.

The founder of the Cubic Network project voiced the idea of ​​"Chronicle" to Mark Zuckerberg when he gave several lectures at Harvard.

The Cubic Network project is a service for exchanging .

The founders of the Cubic Network project are exploring the possibility of going to court to resolve the dispute. Chinese lawyers believe it is easy to prove the illegal use of Cubic Network's technology; Cubic Network representatives are currently consulting with American lawyers.