Techdirt
Country of origin | United States |
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Owner | Floor64, Inc. |
Created by | Mike Masnick |
Editor | Mike Masnick |
URL | techdirt |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 1997 |
Current status | Active |
Techdirt is an American Internet
Description
The website was founded in 1997 by Mike Masnick. It was originally based on the
There is a guest editor section in Techdirt, called "Favorite Techdirt Posts of the Week", where several high-profile personalities of politics and culture contributed articles over the years; for instance Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands,[4] Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon[5] or author Glyn Moody.[6]
Reception and impact
The popular term the "Streisand effect" was coined on Techdirt by founder Mike Masnick in January 2005.[7][8][9]
In 2003,
In 2009, English singer
Shiva Ayyadurai lawsuit
In 2017, American entrepreneur
Other work
Masnick and Techdirt run a think tank called Copia.[24] Through this effort, Masnick has worked on multiple policy-focused video games, including Moderator Mayhem, a game focused on content moderation,[25][26] and a followup titled Trust & Safety Tycoon.[27]
References
- ^ Matt Asay (18 Feb 2013). "John Lennon's lesson for public-domain innovation – IP protection hurting, not helping, US and UK". The Register. Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
TechDirt highlights research showing that extending copyrights increases prices and limits dissemination of knowledge, while also pointing out that people who believe patents cause innovation are simply confusing correlation with causation. If anything, patents inhibit innovation.
- ^ "About Techdirt". Techdirt. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "About Techdirt". techdirt.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Schaake, Marietje. "European Parliament Member Marietje Schaake's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week". techdirt. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Wyden, Ron. "Senator Ron Wyden's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week". techdirt. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Moody, Glyn. "Glyn Moody's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week". techdirt. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Is Leveraging the Streisand Effect Illegal?". techdirt.com. July 13, 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ Robert Siegel (February 29, 2008). "The Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
The episode is the latest example of a phenomenon known as the "Streisand Effect." Robert Siegel talks with Mike Masnick, CEO of Techdirt Inc., who coined the term.
- ^ Masnick, Mike (2005-01-05). "Since When Is It Illegal To Just Mention A Trademark Online?". Techdirt. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
How long is it going to take before lawyers realize that the simple act of trying to repress something they don't like online is likely to make it so that [...] is now seen by many more people? Let's call it the Streisand Effect.
- ^ "Best Tech Blogs". Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine. on Forbes by Arik Hesseldahl (3/14/2003).
- ^ Hof, Rob (October 11, 2006). "The Dirt on Techdirt's New Blogger Community". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ techdirt Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine on webbyawards.com (2007)
- PC Magazine. Archivedfrom the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Why fight it?': One tech publication is letting readers remove ads Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine by Ricardo Bilton on digiday (October 2, 2015)
- ^ Masnick, Mike (September 21, 2009). "Lily Allen: Copying Isn't Alright... Unless It's Done By Lily Allen". Techdirt. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Chivers, Tom (September 24, 2009). "Lily Allen drops fight against filesharing after Techdirt spat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- medium.comby Simon Owens (Jan 21, 2016)
- ^ Kravets, David (6 January 2017). "Man who says he invented e-mail sues Techdirt for disputing claim". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ a b Farivar, Cyrus (May 17, 2019). "Defamation lawsuit brought by self-proclaimed email 'inventor' settles". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Masnick, Mike (11 January 2017). "Techdirt's First Amendment fight for its life". Techdirt. Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ Farivar, Cyrus (6 September 2017). "Techdirt prevails in libel lawsuit over e-mail invention claims". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ Farivar, Cyrus (June 30, 2018). ""Inventor of email" appeals ruling that tossed his libel suit against Techdirt". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ Harder LLP (May 14, 2019). "Joint Press Statement On Behalf Of Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai And Techdirt, Michael Masnick, And Leigh Beadon". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "The Copia Institute". Copia. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Pegoraro, Rob (May 15, 2023). "Think You Can Be a Content Moderator? Test Your Skills With This Game". PCMag. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ Masnick, Mike (May 11, 2023). "Moderator Mayhem: A Mobile Game To See How Well YOU Can Handle Content Moderation". Techdirt. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
Further reading
- Hill, Kashmir (2023-07-29). "An Internet Veteran's Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-03.