Month: <span>January 2013</span>
Month: January 2013

2013 January | PirateTimes – Part 2

Copyright campaign against LEGO January 16, 2013 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Party News As a result of an election spot used by the Czech Pirate Party the party found themself confronted with a preliminary injunction to take this spot down. While they are waiting for the court ruling they started a campaign against LEGO. The Pirate Party of Russia Refused Registration Again January 14, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Russian Ministry of Justice had refused to register PPRU again. Because “using in the name the word “pirate” that allegedly does not conform to the party’s goals and objectives “. The Russian …

2013 January | PirateTimes

Using Video in the Pirate Cause January 30, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) It is becoming increasingly clear that one of the most effective ways to get the Pirate message across is by video. Pirat.cat Z was the most watched video of any in the recent elections in Catalonia. This was produced by talented Pirates for very little outlay. Mumble – The English Speaking Salon January 28, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) If there is one thing that facilitates communication between international Pirates it is the English language. Love it or hate it most collaborative activities are conducted in English. Pirate Parties …

Using Video in the Pirate Cause | PirateTimes

Using Video in the Pirate Cause January 30, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) It is becoming increasingly clear that one of the most effective ways to get the Pirate message across is by video. Pirat.cat Z  was the most watched video of any in the recent elections in Catalonia. This was produced by talented Pirates for a very little outlay. Another notable example of Pirate produced video is the docu-series “#exile6e” which is available on the Piratpartiet (Swedish Pirate Party) channel under a CC BY license. Pirate Times writer Anton Nordenfur  reported  on the series in October 2012 when it was basically starting out. It is made by …

Mumble, hanging out and speaking with other pirates | PirateTimes

Mumble – The English Speaking Salon January 28, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) If there is one thing that facilitates communication between international Pirates it is the English language. Love it or hate it and despite the fact that the majority Pirate languages are German and Swedish, most collaborative activities are conducted in English. As the growing world-wide Pirate Movement expands into new countries and involves more people from diverse cultures we need as many means of communication as possible. The Pirate Times is, of course one such medium, as are the international conferences and workshops organised by our parent organisation Pirate Parties International.However most of …

Slovenia has net neutrality, but an Orwellian police state | PirateTimes

Slovenia enacted net neutrality, but almost made a step toward Orwellian police state January 26, 2013 · by Matic Urbanija · in Pirate Party News These days Slovenia is under the pressure of constant protests against corrupt politicians and a government crisis which pushed everything else to the edge of media attention. Even the enactment of the Electronic Communication Act (ZEKom-1) which almost gave authorities a right to unconstitutionally snoop on Slovenian citizens. It all began at the beginning of June when the European Commission (EC) decided to ask the European Court of Justice to fine Slovenia because it did not implement revised EU telecom rules . The Slovenian minister …

UK on EU “We will not benefit from antagonising neighbours” | PirateTimes

UK/EU Debate – PPUK: “We will not benefit from antagonising neighbours” January 25, 2013 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview In the debate on the future of UK and EU, PPUK Leader Loz Kaye outlined a pirates’ vision of a citizens’ Europe in an interview with PirateTimes. In his opinion, Cameron’s initiative sounded threatful to some EU members. The vision of the PPUK for Europe could push the reforms into a complete other direction than Cameron would probably wish. However, PPUK has withdrawn from PPEU founding process, Kaye said in the interview. Loz Kaye has been Leader of Pirate Party UK since september 2010. He has stood for election …

Pirates ran in 2013 Israeli elections and the results | PirateTimes

Pirates ran in 2013 Israeli Elections January 23, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election The number of Pirate Parties in the world is constantly growing and in some countries there are more than one. This is the case in Israel but only one, הפיראטים, managed to register and take part in the elections held on 22 January 2013. They did not reach the hoped for 2% hurdle that would bring them a place  in the 120 seat Knesset but with, at the time of writing, 2,408 votes and so 0.07% of the votes they have a respectable result for a party of  about 300 members. The Israeli Pirates registered …

Lower Saxony Pirates Fail to Gain Seats in State Parliament | PirateTimes

Lower Saxony Pirates Fail to Gain Seats in State Parliament January 22, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Hundreds of Lower Saxony Pirates, together with Pirates from other Germans states and many from at least 14 other countries, gathered in Hanover to watch the results come in. As stated in our earlier article, the polls were showing 3-4% of the conservative leaning Lower Saxon voters were intending to vote Pirate.This was down from the 8% in May 2012  but hearts were hopeful. Pirate faces dropped in disbelief and tears began to flow as the first estimates gave the Pirate Party a mere 1.8%. As the results came in …

Pirate Party Australia Registers as a Political Party | PirateTimes

Pirate Party Australia Registers as a Political Party January 21, 2013 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News Pirate Party Australia announced today, 21 January 2012 that its application for registration as a federal political party passed all tests and is now on the register of political parties. PPAU was founded in 2009 and is well on its way to being a force in Australian politics. The Party quietly submitted its application in late 2012, and objections to the Party’s registration closed on the 14th of January this year. “Organising and validating a membership database to then submit to the AEC for the purposes of registration is a daunting …

Pirate Party of Lower Saxony Fighting to make it into State Parliament | PirateTimes

Pirate Party of Lower Saxony Fighting to make it into State Parliament January 19, 2013 · by Justus Römeth · in Election Saturday  is the last day of campaigning  for the Lower Saxon Pirates before the state parliament (Landtag) elections on Sunday 20.01.2013 . The Pirate Party of Lower Saxony (Piratenpartei Niedersachsen) is accompanying its controversial posters  with a lot of street campaigning. This includes information events inside and outside in the cold snowy wintery weather,participation in various demonstrations and not to forget the obligatory online campaigning. The polls show Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats in the lead, but it is doubtful whether their Liberal coalition partners will make it over the …

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