According to Techdirt, Ben Schneider—known as "Reckless Ben"—has filed an anti-SLAPP motion in his dispute with Bricks & Minifigs. Anti-SLAPP motions are procedural tools that ask courts to dismiss lawsuits targeting protected speech, often before discovery. The source's headline suggests the move represents Schneider finally taking legal advice, though the article's excerpt does not elaborate on what changed his approach.
The filing comes after Schneider took part in Wired's "Autocomplete Interview," during which he was asked whether he has a law degree. Techdirt says his answer was amusing to anyone who is not one of his current lawyers, implying that Schneider may have given a flippant or self-deprecating response. The exact wording of his answer is not included in the excerpt.
The source does not describe the underlying claims in the Bricks & Minifigs case or any response from that company. The report focuses on the procedural filing and its timing relative to the interview, leaving the merits of the dispute unexamined.