Well, it’s happened. An extremely stupid, incompetent and mis-informed judge has ordered BT to block Newzbin via their CleanFeed system. CleanFeed was there for a reason and he’s just, not legitimised as such, but given those for whom CleanFeed was intended, plausible deniability for their reasons to bypass the block. I’m simply aghast at the [...]

I’m a bit late with this one, because I’ve had to collect my thoughts. Firstly, let me say that I… I am sorry for his family and friends, and their suffering and loss. His demise is a loss to the IT community, to some degree, and I would not have wished him dead. Ultimately he [...]