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posted by martyb on Sunday January 29 2017, @04:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the repeat-something-often-enough... dept.

The guy who made himself famous for claiming he created EMAIL, Shiva Ayyadurai, has taken to suing various web sites, social media sites, and bloggers to shut down any contrary talk on the matter. On the surface the business model looks like it might be that of a classic copyright troll. However, given the targets and the backer, could it be the ultimate goal is simply to close down the coverage in general?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/lawyer-for-inventor-of-e-mail-sends-threat-letter-over-social-media-posts/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/popular-tech-blog-sued-by-self-proclaimed-inventor-of-e-mail-hits-back/

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170111/11440836465/techdirts-first-amendment-fight-life.shtml


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 29 2017, @05:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 29 2017, @05:20PM (#460307)
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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 29 2017, @05:26PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 29 2017, @05:26PM (#460310)

    To you maybe. To the rest of us it means Electronic Messaging Advice and Information Link. Weirdo.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 29 2017, @08:59PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 29 2017, @08:59PM (#460391)

      I thought it was Eat My A$$ I Likeit!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 30 2017, @01:12PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 30 2017, @01:12PM (#460628)

      Of course the real meaning is:

      Everyone Must Admire Its Longevity

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday January 30 2017, @02:48PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 30 2017, @02:48PM (#460648) Journal

    You're all wrong. The invention is . . .

    Enhanced Massage And Lucky Endings

    --
    People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.