The Guy Who Claims He Invented Email Just Lost His Bogus Lawsuit [2017 story]
[This is the guy Rush is quoting as his “expert” on how Coronavirus hype is a deep state plot against Trump.]
A libel claim on the part of Shiva Ayyadurai, the self-identified “inventor of email,” was tossed out by a Massachusetts judge today, concluding a baseless suit filed against Techdirt back in January. According to the site, the judge also “rejected Ayyadurai’s request to file an amended complaint.”
Ayyadurai—a Trump booster and Senate hopeful running with a race-baiting campaign hashtag—has long and loudly sought credit for electronic mail, at times by muffling competing, fact-based narratives through frivolous lawsuits. The latest suit took aim at Techdirt founder Mike Masnick over a 2014 blog post entitled “Why Is Huffington Post Running A Multi-Part Series To Promote The Lies Of A Guy Who Pretended To Invent Email?” and sought an award of $15 million in punitive damages, an amount likely to bankrupt the site. (Disclosure: Gawker Media, the former owner of Gizmodo, was likewise sued by Ayyadurai. The Gawker estate settled with Ayyadurai for $750,000.)
Judge Frank Dennis Saylor IV dismissed the suit for “failure to state a claim” on Ayyadurai’s part. A sensible conclusion, as nearly everyone but Ayyadurai points to technologist Ray Tomlinson as the inventor of email.
https://gizmodo.com/the-guy-who-claims-he-invented-email-just-lost-his-bogu-1801008908
I wavered for so long whether or not Rush was this idiotic or not. There's no way he can be this purposely stupid.