2015 January | PirateTimes
Let a Thousand Pirate Bays Blossom
The Pirate Bay is back online but not back to normal. The new TPB seems to be a slimmed down version where many of the old moderators and admins, who have taken care of the site over the past decade,…
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Gustav Nipe: Facing Technological Change [Pirate Visions]
Pirates need to get ready to help society prepare for a future where technology will replace workers. Gustav Nipe is the leader of the Young Pirates in Sweden and is prepared to run a pirate party marathon race. These articles are…
This is our Last Chance to Reform PPI
This guest post is an opinion article and reflects the author’s ideas. —- The upcoming online General Assembly (due for March 14) is in all likelihood the last chance we have to reform Pirate Parties International. We must take this opportunity…
An Interview from Brazil featuring Lexi Alexander
A while ago Hollywood director Lexi Alexander (@lexiAlex) shared with us her ideas about file sharing and was both stunned at the viciousness of the reaction from the film industry and the lack of interest expressed by the Pirate community….
Why PP-GR is not running for the elections
Snap elections that are taking place in Greece on Sunday, 25 January 2015, find the Pirate Party out of the election battle. The initiative of the Greek Pirates to form a political “Trojan Horse” had not come to fruition. After…
Exclusive: Illinois Law Allows Schools to Spy on Students & What the News Media Got Wrong
Controversy erupted this week after an Illinois elementary school sent a letter home to parents. The letter claimed that the school had the legal authority to demand students’ passwords for social networking sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, last.fm, and…
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Christian Engström: Political Activism [Pirate Visions]
The first Pirate to be elected as a representative anywhere in the world is the guest author of this post which talks about political activism. Christian Engström was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 and made a big impact…
Pirate Visions: A new series of Guest Articles
As we approach the Pirate Parties International General Assembly to be held in Warsaw in July there is tension in the international movement. The reasons for this are varied but some of the reasons might be: The disappointing election results…
The Pirate Times is now Accepting Bitcoin Donations
Up until now the only way you have been able to contribute monetarily to the work of the Pirate Times is to use Flattr. We are thankful to those who have helped us to defray our basic running costs from our…
Flattr Appreciation During Dec 2014 (10.41E)
December brought a lot of interesting events and articles which are reflected in number of things that were flattred last month. The value of each flattr was increased, especially on a few things that got more than a Euro for…
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