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 […]

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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 – […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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