In europe, when any consumer gets a net connection it's sold as a pipe to do anything you want with (as long as it abides by laws and netiquette.

That is certainly not the case everywhere in Europe. In Norway, there are several operators that have limitations on your use of xDSL, for instance ("no servers", "only x GB per month of downloads" etc). Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no