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Judge dismisses ‘inventor of email’ lawsuit against Techdirt

A Massachusetts judge has sided with Techdirt, dismissing Shiva Ayyadurai's $15 million lawsuit against the media company, its founder Mike Masnick and writer Leigh Beadon. The suit centered on Techdi

Techdirt’s Mike Masnick says lawsuit has already had a chilling effect on his site

Techdirt is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Shiva Ayyadurai, a man who claims to have invented email. But regardless of the outcome, founder and CEO Mike Masnick said that the $15 million l

Crunch Report | Lily Robotics Shuts Down

Lily Robotics shuts down, Techdirt is in a legal battle fighting for its life, Apple is poised to create original content, Starship Technologies gets a new $17.2 million round and Twitter to live stre

Media blog Techdirt fights for its life in frivolous lawsuit

Techdirt, a blog about the intersections of law, media and technology, is fighting a defamation suit brought by Shiva Ayyadurai, a man who claims to have invented email. The site posted on the claim m