Year: <span>2014</span>
Year: 2014

Analogue Stress & Social Media Strategies | PirateTimes

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 Swedish political party Feministiskt Initiativ – FI (Feminist Initiative) described how they used social media effectively during the last election campaign.  Creating positive circles is important. Retweeting everything about them creates positive reinforcement, showing transparency and promoting the activists that are doing things. Promoting when someone mentions …

Harper Reed – CTO for Obama’s Presidential Campaign 2012 | PirateTimes

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 how the Obama campaign made use of “private information” in an integrity-defying manner. This is a short summary of the keynote held at the “Internet Days” conference. “We used Ubuntu because we’re adults” – @harper. Harper had a lot of questions for the audience: “In …

PPAU delivers application to PPI Court of Arbitration | PirateTimes

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 PirateIRC network. The application contends that no conclusive vote was conducted at the Paris 2014 General Assembly conference to establish a mechanism for determining affiliation fees. Under Article XVI(2) of the PPI Statutes, fees must be fixed according to the finances and membership of member parties. The …

Security after Snowden Conference 24-25Jan | PirateTimes

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 the end of January or at the beginning of February. The Flaschenpost was able to report on the last conference in January 2014, directly from the Bayerischen Hof and they plan to cover it again in 2015. There are other conferences that also focus on peaceful conflict solutions. These issue, …

Flattr Appreciation During Oct (5.24E) and Nov (2.59E) | PirateTimes

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 place for us. Pirate Times needs to consider if we can’t find a better source of income (or additional sources) to cover the future costs for Pirate Times. Appreciate any ideas you might have on how to keep us funded! Thanks for the people that …

Keynotes, Fight for the Internet and Open Data (The Internet Days 1/2) | PirateTimes

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 such as Cory Doctorow, Emily Parker, Annie Machon, Harper Reed and the Swedish IT minister, Mehmet Kaplan. At the Internet Days, people who shape the Internet today and in the future will meet. Last year, we shifted from a classic conference to a forum – …

PPAU Translates Landmark Pirate Bay Case | PirateTimes

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 to a public consultation. The key proposals were some sort of notification scheme for alleged infringements (speculated to be graduated response), extending the liability of Internet service providers (ISPs), and allowing copyright holders to seek injunctions against ISPs that would require ISPs to block access allegedly …

2014 December | PirateTimes – Part 2

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, 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 …

Spain Adopts Represive ‘Gag Law’ | PirateTimes

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 civil rights of protestors. Revolution-news.com has listed some of the most restrictive measures of the law. It includes fines for photographing police, the blacklisting of protestors and outlawing the gathering in front of the building of the very congress that passed the law. From the …

New Zealand | PirateTimes

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 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election For many in New Zealand and overseas the Internet Party was the “stand-in” for the ailing Pirate Party of New Zealand. It shared many policies with the international Pirate Movement in the areas of human rights, whistle-blower protection, …

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