A Swiss father and his son who gained millions of Facebook Inc followers through their Ferrari SpA fan pages sued the social media company and the carmaker claiming they teamed up to illegally seize control of the websites. The lawsuit filed in California state court follows earlier legal spats in Europe between Olivier and Sammy Wasem and the sports car company over their "Ferrari Fan Page" and a "Formula 1 Vision" page.
"Ferrari wanted it," the Wasems said in a complaint filed October 14 in San Mateo County Superior Court. "So, with Facebook's knowledge and substantial assistance, Ferrari took it."
The Wasems claim that after their page debuted in June 2008, Ferrari created its own page that wasn't as popular, prompting the company to ask Facebook to give it administrative control over the Ferrari Fan Page. In March 2009 the sports car company contacted the Wasems and said "legal issues" had forced it to take over administration of their page, they said.
After the Ferrari co-administrator was added without permission from the Wasems, the company began to negotiate with them about a partnership to manage the fan page and create a Formula 1 page, according to the complaint. In 2012, the Wasems said, Facebook notified them that they had been downgraded to content creators, and the social networking company cut off their access entirely to both fan pages last year.
"Ferrari wanted it," the Wasems said in a complaint filed October 14 in San Mateo County Superior Court. "So, with Facebook's knowledge and substantial assistance, Ferrari took it."
The Wasems claim that after their page debuted in June 2008, Ferrari created its own page that wasn't as popular, prompting the company to ask Facebook to give it administrative control over the Ferrari Fan Page. In March 2009 the sports car company contacted the Wasems and said "legal issues" had forced it to take over administration of their page, they said.
After the Ferrari co-administrator was added without permission from the Wasems, the company began to negotiate with them about a partnership to manage the fan page and create a Formula 1 page, according to the complaint. In 2012, the Wasems said, Facebook notified them that they had been downgraded to content creators, and the social networking company cut off their access entirely to both fan pages last year.
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