Software Cooperative News

Ed Mayo talking to the Phone Co-op meeting
Yesterday I had the pleasure to be at the Phone Co-ops annual meeting, as those of you who follow me on identi.ca or elsewhere will already know. The proceedings included a speech from Cooperatives-UK Chief Exec Ed Mayo that included the co-op pub in Salford, spurning David [...]

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After all the U-turns by politicians, I got confused about how Three Strikes is developing. I think the current status is Mandelson trying to sneak it through as a Statutory Instrument and protect some of the most protectionist foreign interests ever seen. I’ve written to my MP to express my disagreement.
Andrew Heaney of [...]

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The Guardian reported this week that “rights holders will have to obtain a court order before punishing persistent offenders by reducing or cutting off their internet connections.”
This is an important step in the right direction. For too long, rights holders and their agents have been able to make allegations without fear of repurcussions, even [...]

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You may remember that I did some work last year campaigning against the “three strikes and you’re out” disconnect system, where suspected filesharers are disconnected from the internet after the third allegation is made. That’s allegation, not any sort of proof. Like Big Media wants, you’re guilty until proven innocent.
I wrote to representatives [...]

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I don’t think it will be a surprise to anyone, but Ananova reports: No-one getting top broadband speeds based on the Ofcom/SamKnows/GfK research.
In the village where I live, our “up to 8Mbps” service is stable at about 4. As I mentioned previously, it will go faster, but it will break. Our end of [...]

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