Amidst #Prism and #Tempora Scandals, German Pirates Get Their Groove Back
After a year of internal discord and coordinated work to broaden their political platform, the German Pirates are now focusing on campaigning for the federal election this coming 22 September 2013. Critical media reports have voiced dismay over the lack of internal organization, as well as the very public „shitstorms“ on twitter and other media. Both of these factors have resulted last year’s hype, during which the Pirate Party Germany polled as high as 12% nation-wide, to collapse, leaving the polls stagnant between 2-4%.
Prism: Who should we trust?
As odd as it may seem, I agree with the various statements that have been made over the last few days that the UK has some incredibly robust and sensible rules when it comes to intelligence gathering. Of course I would like to see some tightening up, especially in terms of who has access and who should be permitted to authorise surveillance – and that this has to be adhered to
Interview with a Turkish Pirate about the Protests in #gezipark
The recent protests in Turkey started on 28 May 2013. The protests were sparked by the brutal eviction of a sit-in at Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park protesting at plans for the park’s demolition and replacement with a shopping mall. Korsan Partisi Hareketi (The Pirate Party of Turkey) was involved from the first days and we asked Şevket Uyanık a few questions about the situation there;
Ed Snowden’s bid for Asylum – Live Updates
The mainstream media is buzzing with reports that Edward Snowden has left Hong Kong for an undisclosed destination. We know he is heading to Moscow and then probably on to Iceland via Norway. The Pirate Times is in contact with Pirates…
How a Swarm of Pirates Can Redefine Politics According to Rick Falkvinge
In his coming book “Swarmwise: The tactical manual to changing the world “, published serially on his website before its release in July (when it will become available to download from The Pirate Bay), Rick describes his experience of managing a swarm of people with the least possible bureaucracy and how they managed to attract, like bees, more than 225,000 voters to secure two Pirates in the European Parliament, Amelia Andersdotter and Christian Engstrom.
UK Pirates to decide PPUK’s international direction
Pirate Party UK is currently an ordinary member of Pirate Parties International (PPI) but it will be asking its membership whether it should stay a member, become an observer or leave.
Privatisation of Security and the Loss of Liberty
In the last few days several people have given their view about the mass-spying scandal revealed by whistle-blower and former ‘Booz Allen Hamilton’ employee Edward Snowden. Although his true motive can be questioned, the fact is that Snowden’s actions revealed the existence of a…
GREEK PUBLIC RADIO & TV PIRATE BROADCASTS
The sudden shut-down of ERT, the public radio and television in Greece and a founding member of EBU (Euopean Broadcasting Union), by the Greek government with black screens in its frequencies on TV sets, outrageous in the journalistic times, caused public outcry inside and outside the country.
P-review 10 – 16 June 2013 with Videos and Podcasts
A regular review of some things that happened in the previous week and a preview of some events coming in the week ahead and a list of videos and podcasts that were published in the last week that are relevant to the World Pirate movement and are in English.
Happy Birthday was Stolen From Us
According to Boingboing.net a film production company “Good Morning To You Productions Corp” is suing Warner/Chappell Music for charging copyright on the most sung song in the world – “Happy Birthday to You”.
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