Of Tolls and Rivers Chains –The New Robber Barons

For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...

Virgin Media to Restrict Bittorrent Traffic

The UK's second largest provider of broadband internet has announced intentions to monitor and restrict internet traffic from bittorrent filesharing starting next year.