Re: [rumori] dupont goes after plagiarist part 2


dserklandATnish.org
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:24:08 -0400


>can overload their servers. That's a real world problem. But to say >you
can't even link to someone else's page? That's like saying >someone can't
mention the name of their book and the word "library" in >the same breath.

Think of all the "illicit" bibliographies!

more Dupont bashing:
I had heard (but not researched on my own) that Dupont was responsible for
lobbying in support of the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1937, which made
cannabis a controlled substance. They wanted to eliminate competition
between hemp fabric producers and their own synthetic fabric. Squares...

-dan

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