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A businessman whose personal details were “laid bare” in fake entries on the Facebook social networking website has won a libel case at the High Court.

Mathew Firsht was awarded £22,000 in damages against an old school friend, Grant Raphael, who created the profile.

The judge ruled that Mr Raphael’s defence - that the entry was created by mischievous party gate-crashers at his flat - was “built on lies”.

The profiles were on Facebook for 16 days until they were taken down.

The court heard that Mr Raphael created a false personal profile for Mr Firsht, and a company profile called “Has Mathew Firsht lied to you?”.

It’s important that if anybody does have information which is written about them which is totally untrue… there is now a chance of finding out who those people are

Mathew Firsht

The judge heard that the private information concerned Mr Firsht’s whereabouts, activities, birthday and relationship status. It falsely indicated his sexual orientation and political views.

Mr Firsht said it included allegations that he owed substantial sums of money which he had repeatedly avoided paying by lying, and that he and his company were not to be trusted.

He was awarded £15,000 for libel and £2,000 for breach of privacy. His company was awarded £5,000.

Speaking to the BBC after the case, Mr Firsht said the false profile had made him “extremely angry”.

It had taken a “lot of energy, a lot of effort and a lot of time, and a lot of expense” to trace who was behind it, he said - and to win the case was “amazing”.

“It’s important that if anybody does have information which is written about them which is totally untrue… that people realise there is now a chance of finding out who those people are.”

BBC NEWS | UK | Payout for false Facebook profile.

The developers of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous have suspended the game for some users following legal action by toy maker Hasbro.

The application has been disabled for users in the US and Canada.

Hasbro, the makers of Scrabble, are suing the Calcutta-based founders of Scrabulous, claiming they are infringing its copyright and trademark.

Hasbro had asked Facebook to block access following the launch of its own official version of Scrabble.

A spokeswoman for Facebook told the BBC that the final decision to suspend the game was made by the developers, not the site itself.

Defence campaign

Scrabulous has been one of the most popular applications on Facebook, regularly racking up more than 500,000 users each day.

Fans have mounted a vigorous defence campaign since the joint owners of Scrabble, Mattel and Hasbro, announced their intention to sue the Facebook developers back in January.

In a statement, Facebook said that “games are an important part of the social experience on Facebook” and they hope that the dispute will not discourage other developers from testing new ideas.

“We’re disappointed that Hasbro has sought to draw us into their dispute,” it said. “Nevertheless, we have forwarded their concerns to Scrabulous and requested their appropriate response.”

BBC NEWS | Technology | Scrabulous suspended on Facebook.

The announcement of incorporation of Kramaley Games Ltd. (www.kramaley.com), a social game studio, comes as great news to the avid players of their released games. This means the studio has been progressing in the right direction. “Even though we are a small team and lack a lot of the resources of bigger companies, we have many ideas, some still un-published. Together with dedication & passion for games we will keep pushing forward,” commented David Tenemaza, director of the company.

The Hatchery

The Hatchery

Incorporation of the game studio makes them officially the newest kid on the block; which is dominated by big players such as SGN and Zynga. Many of these bigger companies are backed by huge investments, but this has not stopped the lads and gals at Kramaley Games Ltd. from creating hours and hours of fun for thousands of people using Facebook (www.facebook.com).

Their biggest hit so far has been The Hatchery, which has generated 165 million page views in a 3 month span and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Their new game Mafia Cities is getting widely popular as well even though it is their newest release. With a little over 6,000 daily players and over 1,200 reviews the game rates at 4.7 stars (out of 5). “We have a great following in our most popular games, for that we are thankful,” commented David. He also added, “We have released about 9 games in this 6 month span, and 3 of them were successful. I think that is a good ratio. Of course, the best ideas were left for last due to complexity and our fans can expect to see them sometime soon. There is none of their kind out now so I’m sure they will be hits.”

Even though the company is working on new games, the team has constantly been updating their current hits with new stuff to keep everybody happy. “The last month has been a little slow for us due to various reasons, but we have been picking it up and have some good updates coming for our players” said David.

When asked what the future holds for their newly established company while facing such serious competition, David replied “We aren’t worried about them, we have our ideas; they have theirs. All we have to do is play our cards right and everything else will follow.”

About Kramaley Games Ltd.

Kramaley Games Ltd. is a London, UK based social gaming studio that aims to create only the best Facebook game applications. What started as simply a passion for games by the founder, is now one of the few quality providers of entertainment on Facebook.

By Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley

A Canadian privacy group has filed a complaint against the social networking site Facebook accusing it of violating privacy laws.

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has listed 22 separate breaches of privacy law in its country.

Clinic Director Phillipa Lawson told the BBC that, with over 7 million users in Canada, “Facebook needs to be held publicly accountable”.

Facebook rejects the charge, claiming some of the highest standards around.

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