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on Sunday January 29 2017, @04:51PM
from the repeat-something-often-enough... dept.
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://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170111/11440836465/techdirts-first-amendment-fight-life.shtml
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The Guy who Claims he Created EMAIL is at it; Again
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(Score: 2, Informative) by aristarchus on Sunday January 29 2017, @06:58PM
From Ars:
In a different November post, Masnick essentially invites Ayyadurai to sue Techdirt, and he jokingly wonders aloud whether billionaire Peter Thiel, who funded Hogan's suit against Gawker, will come to Techdirt's "aid."
The error Techdirt is making is thinking truth is on their side. Thiel is on the side of alternate facts, alternate science, and alternate medicine: in other words, lies. So Peter is more likely to back Shiva Ayyadurai, like he allegedly did last time against Gawker.