Facebook is a big name in tech circles these past few months.  The social networking site that took college campuses by storm, and is now rapidly spreading throughout the professional world may be in for a bit of an upset if rival site, ConnectU gets its way.

Turns out that while at Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder) worked with three fellow students to create the college network site, ConnectU.  Well, Mark took his leave of Harvard and the site to start his own network.  The result of this decision is pretty well-known as Facebook has skyrocketed to fame, while ConnectU remains little-known.  Turns out this has left Mark's former partners with a bad taste in their mouth.

Mark's former partners at ConnectU are accusing him of stealing ideas, and even code from ConnectU to build Facebook, a claim Mark denies.  What followed was a lawsuit, filed in 2004, and just now finally reaching the courtroom.  The complete story is a crazy one packed with oddball characters and curious claims.  Check the link below to get the full story from CNet News.