Indian Startup Vs. US Monopoly, An Execution Without Trial !!!
Facebook recently showed its anti-social behavior when it pulled down the page of Houzify, a Bangalore-based home improvement startup whose investors include T V Mohandas Pai and InMobi's Naveen Tewari - on the basis of a complaint from US-based Houzz. In a legal glitch Houzz had sent a legal notice to Houzify over trademark infringement issue.
Houzify says that the Facebook Page was shut down without any notice from Facebook. Neither did they give any forewarning or called for consulting over the matter. This direct action taken by facebook came as a shock!
Gunaseelan Radhakrishnan, Co-founder & CEO of Houzify, described the action as "execution without trial", while Pai said it "demonstrates the danger India and startups here face because of the monopoly of Facebook and its...