[ih] Defamation lawsuit brought by self-proclaimed email "inventor" settles

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

Dave,

I agree, but a false claim, per se, or "gaining position" is not "criminal".

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On 19 May 2019, 03:49 +0200, Dave Crocker <dhc at dcrocker.net>, wrote:
> On 5/18/2019 4:36 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
> > Does it really, really matter who can lay claim to email?
>
> Does clarity about the details of history matter? People tend to think
> it does. For many reasons.
>
> >
> > And, he didn't win, they settled.
>
> When someone gains position with false claims that give them advantages
> and they are able to continue to benefit from those advantages, based on
> those false claims, it is generally not viewed as a 'win'.
>
>
> d/
> --
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorking
> bbiw.net
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