Dead Dutch Programmer Sues Facebook For Patent Violations

Facebook is no stranger to litigation, but a new lawsuit filed against the company this month might be the weirdest to date.  As of February 5, Facebook is being sued by deceased Dutch programmer and apparent social web pioneer Joannes Jozef Everardus Van Der Meer, who passed away in 2004 - the year of Facebook's founding. The late Van Der Meer's intellectual justice will be sought by Rembrandt...