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

[Vint Cerf]

how very trumpian.
what a bad role model.

v

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:35 PM Andrew G. Malis <agmalis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Shiva got $750G in a settlement with Gawker Media over an article they
> wrote about the email controversy in 2012 (this was part of the settlement
> that got Hulk Hogan $31M). Since then, his philosophy is to try to sue
> detractors into the ground.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>
> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:05 PM John Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <
>> CAEoi9W5bhaB2TaVvHDmKjz8XG2mPgSY6MoHvA74J4hSVShckDg at mail.gmail.com>,
>> Dan Cross <crossd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >One wonders why anyone should bother, but I am curious: If he were
>> ignored,
>> >would he fall into the obscurity he so readily deserves, or would he
>> >continue burrowing through the legal system to try to force the issue?
>>
>> His legal tactic has been to sue people who publicly challenge his
>> story for libel, interference with prospective economic advantage, and
>> infliction of emotional distress.  If we ignore him, I can't see how
>> we're doing any of those.
>>
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