The problem with copyright is it only protects that literal work. It doesn't protect the design and the ideas. That's unfortunate. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
A quick search through the U.S. Copyright Office's website will show that email was first used in 1979 and has been registered… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
On August 30, 1982, I get issued a copyright officially recognizing me as the inventor of e-mail. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
As a kid, I learned from my parents, teachers, coaches, and friends that what mattered most was Truth - to uncover it, share it… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
When I created the email in the U.S., my mentor could have easily copyrighted it and taken credit for it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
Even students from rural India may have bright ideas. They need to be tapped. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
Our ancient yogis and sages were not just medical healers, but systems scientists and systems engineers, who saw the body and the universe as… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
In countries like India or China, a Steve Jobs will never come around. The fundamentals aren't there - there's this feudal hierarchy. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
The way I look at the world is establishment versus change agents. The establishment is those people who want to keep things the way… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
I think that if the Postal Service dies, it will be the end of democracy as we know it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
I have no doubt that my origin and ethnicity have strongly influenced controversy over my invention of email. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
Social media is like a big trade-show. You get to network... you get to make friends and followers. But email is where those friends… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
Prior to 1980, people used to dictate to a secretary for preparing written documents and that person would then punch keys on a typewriter.… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
When I was at MIT I was a good model minority. But the concept of an Indian immigrant creating e-mail in Newark, N.J., blows… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share
