A Liberal Democrat faction is using Facebook to revolt against the Digital Economy Bill which their party seemed to threaten to make even worse with additions that would make file-sharing tools off limits in the UK. The page spells out the following:

We condemn
a) web-blocking and disconnecting internet connections
b) the threat to the freedom, dignity and well-being of individuals and businesses from the monitoring of their internet activity, the potential blocking of their websites and the potential termination of their internet connections.
c) the Digital Economy Bill for focusing on illegal filesharing rather than on nurturing creativity and innovative business models.

We support
a) the principle of net neutrality, through which the freedom of connection with any application to any party is guaranteed, except to address security threats or due to unexpected network congestion.
b) the rights of creators and performers to be rewarded for their work in a way that is fair, proportionate and appropriate to the medium.
Conference therefore opposes excessive regulatory attempts to monitor, control and limit internet access or internet publication, whether at local, national, European or global level.

This sounds a little more like the LibDems the UK loves but seldom elects. Here’s to a LibDem-Pirate Party coaliton government.