Analogue Stress and Social Media Strategies (The Internet Days 2/2) December 23, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference The second day of The Internet Days conference brought interesting keynotes by Harper Reed and Annie Machon. The conference gathered many of the people in Sweden working with IT in Sweden. The Pirate Times was there to listen in on some of the sessions. The […]
Harper Reed — CTO for Obama’s Presidential Campaign 2012 December 21, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The Chief Technical Officer for Obama’s presidential campaign in 2012 is an early innovator and made use of crowdsourcing before it was even a concept. His energy and enthusiasm was appreciated by the audience at the Internet Days — even though he was talking a lot about […]
PPAU delivers application to PPI Court of Arbitration December 20, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News On Friday 19 December 2014, Pirate Party Australia (PPAU) submitted a formal application to the Pirate Parties International (PPI) Court of Arbitration relating to future affiliation fees of PPI. A copy of that application was provided to leaders of other Pirate Parties and publicised in the relevant channels on […]
The Munich Security Conference: Security after Snowden (24-25 Jan) December 18, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Edward Snowden and his exposures is not discussed as much today as it was when revealed. However, the subject has not become any less important just because he’s not in the spotlight anymore. The Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place in Munich every year, at […]
Flattr Appreciation During Oct (5.24E) and Nov (2.59E) December 17, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times Our Flattr income has decreased and last month it was at a level where we won’t even be able to pay for our hosting fees. We have been neglecting to push for Flattr donations lately, partly because we’re not sure if it’s the right […]
Keynotes, Fight for the Internet and Open Data (The Internet Days 1/2) December 16, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic “Internetdagarna” (The Internet Days) is one of the most important Swedish conferences for individuals who work with the Internet in various ways. The Pirate Times attended to give you some more insight. It took place 24-25 November 2014 in Stockholm and featured keynote speakers […]
PPAU Translates Landmark Pirate Bay Case December 14, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News In late August 2014 I was working on a submission to the Australian Government’s Online Copyright Infringement discussion paper. The Government was canvassing new measures to “tackle” the “problem” of online copyright infringement, and this was one of many opportunities for the Pirate Party to provide evidence and argument […]
PPAU Translates Landmark Pirate Bay Case December 14, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News In late August 2014 I was working on a submission to the Australian Government’s Online Copyright Infringement discussion paper. The Government was canvassing new measures to “tackle” the “problem” of online copyright infringement, and this was one of many opportunities for the… Spain Adopts Repressive ‘Gag Law’ December 13, […]
Spain Adopts Repressive ‘Gag Law’ December 13, 2014 · by Lisa · in Pirate Party News On Thursday, 11 December 2014, the Spanish congress approved a devastating new law that limits many civil rights in the country. The “law on protection of public safety” (Ley Orgánica de protección de la seguridad ciudadana) has been dubbed the ‘Gag Law’ (#LeyMordaza), as it focuses mostly on limiting the […]
Dotcom to Sell-Out Digital Rights in US December 4, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion The announcement of launching a US arm to ‘the Internet Party’ (by Mega founder Kim Dotcom) seems, on its face, quite good news. A rich, media-savvy person who understands technology getting into the US political scene to stir things up… New Zealand’s Election Results September 21, 2014 […]
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