Terrific collection of bits-and-pieces on

Cory Doctorow 1:37 pm Sat May 5, 2001

Terrific collection of bits-and-pieces on dumpster diving. The site's owner says, "I'm simply to busy being poor and mentally ill to bother getting any 'consent of use'," but "If you wish to sue me for copyright infringement please go right ahead as everything I own of any value was dumpster dived." For the record: They use one of my articles without my consent and no, I'm not suing. Link

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