January 2013 – Page 2 – New Pirate Times

Flattr Appreciation During December Euro 21.12 | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine January 17, 2013 October 19, 2020

Flattr Appreciation During December Euro 21.12 January 17, 2013 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times In December we had 47 things flattred by 15 unique users. In total we were flattred 103 times this month and received Euro 21.12 in support for our work. Our total current account balance is 96.88 Euros and we’re discussing how to invest the money. One idea is sending a small physical piece of appreciation to our team-members to make everyone more motivated as well as have something that connects our global team working to bring you Pirate Times. Two other projects under way that might need some money is a pod-casting …

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The Pirate Party of Russia Refused Registration Again – Pirate Times

admin January 14, 2013 October 7, 2020

The Pirate Party of Russia Refused Registration Again Posted: 2013-01-14/Under: Pirate Party News MedvedevPavel RassudovPPRUPutinRick FalkvingeRussia The Russian Ministry of Justice had refused to register PPRU again. Why? You might ask. Well it is because “using in the name the word “pirate” that allegedly does not conform to the party’s goals and objectives“ according to the Justice Ministry. The Russian Pirates see this decision as being politically motivated and a delaying tactic as the legal justification is riddled with errors and inconsistencies. A year ago, President Medvedev announced political liberalization. Putin promised to create electronic petitions as part of an electronic direct democracy. But after a year there is no E-democracy and …

Creator Dominic Guhl Interview

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Dominic Guhl January 13, 2013 October 19, 2020

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 However, PPUK has withdrawn from PPEU founding process, Kaye said in the interview. About Dominic Guhl I am the interim webmaster of PirateTimes. Born and currently residing in Berlin, Germany, …

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Global Internet Surveillance – all for the protection of copyright? | PirateTimes

Dominic Guhl January 10, 2013 October 19, 2020

Global Internet Surveillance – all for the protection of copyright? January 10, 2013 · by Dominic Guhl · in Pirate Topic In December, the ITU “World Conference on International Telecommunications” was held in Dubai. The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, having over 190 states as members. Numerous controversial proposals find their way onto its desk. Due to pressure from some states, the ITU proposed to decree Deep Packet Inspection for enabling the prosecution of copyright violations and to strengthen copyright itself. Thus, an effective tool for internet censorship would be crafted. The non-public draft of standard Y.2770 (Requirements for Deep Packet Inspection in …

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Icelandic Authorities Blocking PiratePad as “Hate-Speech” | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer January 5, 2013 March 6, 2021

Icelandic Authorities Blocking PiratePad as “Hate-Speech” January 5, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Icelandic Pirate Party has confirmed their suspicions that the Reykjavik City authorities are blocking access to one of the party’s collaboration platforms, namely PiratePad. Different versions of PiratePad are being used by several other Pirate Parties around the world. The city of Reykjavik uses content filtering software managed by the software giant Microsoft who have labelled PiratePad under the categories “hate-speech” and “computer crimes”. Libraries and schools are among the current institutions blocking access to PiratePad in Iceland. PPIS member Bjartur Thorlacius said: “This is just what we have noticed since before the recent …

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Happy Public Domain Day! | PirateTimes

Koen De Voegt January 5, 2013 October 19, 2020

Happy Public Domain Day! January 5, 2013 · by Koen De Voegt · in Pirate Topic On the first of January, the beginning of the new year is not the only thing to celebrate. The first of January is also known as “Public Domain Day“. Due to the expiration of copyright protection terms on works produced by authors who died several decades earlier, thousands of works enter the public domain on this date. Although we Pirates think the current terms of copyright protection are exuberant, it’s still worth taking a look a some of these old works that now become a freely available part of our shared world heritage. Some …

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The Pirate Party World 2012, countries with Pirate Parties | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine January 1, 2013 October 19, 2020

The Pirate World 2012 January 24, 2013 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News EDIT: this information is out-dated and kept for historical reasons. Some changes have been made. The interactive map is accurate though. CC BY Pirate Times This is a summary of the Pirate Movement as it was at the end of 2012. Latest count on Pirate Parties in the world during 2012 = 63 Pirate Parties (registered 22, active 24, low activity 14, conflicting parties 3). The Pirate Movement is growing. This world map was created at the end of 2012 to give an overview on the pirate movement. As can be seen from …