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Judge Tosses Libel Suit By The 'Inventor Of Email'

  • Fortune, Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:05 AM

A federal judge has tossed a $15 million libel suit against TechDirt for its posts ridiculing Shiva Ayyadurai’s claim that he is “the inventor of email.” TechDirt called him a “fake,” a “phony,” and a “liar.” In a victory for both TechDirt and media outlets as a whole, the court ruled that the articles were not defamatory. 

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