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An Anonymous Coward writes:

The guy who made himself famous for being known as the guy who did not invent e-mail, Shiva Ayyadurai, has started suing those that remind him of that fact. Now he has taken to suing various web sites, social media sites, and bloggers to shut down any 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, the ultimate goal might be quieting coverage of technology politics and the intersection of technology and politics by closing 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/ [arstechnica.com]

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

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

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