“Intellectual Property” is not REAL property | PirateTimes

“Intellectual Property” is not REAL property March 31, 2016 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion This is an opinion article by Óscar which reflects the author’s ideas. — “Sometimes we discover unpleasant truths. Whenever we do so, we are in difficulties: suppressing them is scientifically dishonest, so we must tell them, but telling them, however, will fire back on us”.– Edsger W. Dijkstra [4] The […]

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Pirates Away From Keyboard | PirateTimes

Pirates Away From Keyboard March 25, 2016 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion This is an opinion article by Leonardo which reflects the author’s ideas. — On 9 March 2016, here in the Pirate Times, we read the Spanish answer to Falkvinge’s analysis of Pirate Party’s first decade. The judgment on Falkvinge is quite harsh: according to the authors, “he lives in a bubble” and “seems […]

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Julia Reda Wins the Digital Agenda Category at the MEP Awards | PirateTimes

Julia Reda Wins the Digital Agenda Category at the MEP Awards March 21, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish The Parliament Magazine’s annual MEP (Members of European Parliament) Awards took place 16 March 2016. Briefly described it is an event designed to show appreciation for fellow MEPs. The event is sponsored by the […]

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Three Pirates Speak On the Dutch Referendum | PirateTimes

Three Pirates Speak On the Dutch Referendum March 18, 2016 · by Guest Author · in Interview This is a guest post from Rico Brouwer, Pirate Party Netherlands   On April 6th 2016 there will be a Dutch referendum on the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Me and a few Dutch Pirates created an English (and Dutch) website called dutchvote.eu about everything related to this referendum. […]

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Sergiy | PirateTimes

Three Pirates Speak On the Dutch Referendum March 18, 2016 · by Guest Author · in Interviews This is a guest post from Rico Brouwer, Pirate Party Netherlands   On April 6th 2016 there will be a Dutch referendum on the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Me and a few Dutch Pirates created an English (and Dutch)… News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: […]

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Nikolay | PirateTimes

Three Pirates Speak On the Dutch Referendum March 18, 2016 · by Guest Author · in Interviews This is a guest post from Rico Brouwer, Pirate Party Netherlands   On April 6th 2016 there will be a Dutch referendum on the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Me and a few Dutch Pirates created an English (and Dutch)… News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: […]

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Flattr and Bitcoin Support for Oct, Nov, Dec (2015) and Jan, Feb 2016 | PirateTimes

Flattr and Bitcoin Support for Oct, Nov, Dec (2015) and Jan, Feb 2016 March 17, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times Our support on Flattr is steady and has happened mostly through recurring flattrs over the past few months. Our activity over these past months has been low and with less content we receive less support.  Thanks a lot to the […]

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EU Consultation on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights | PirateTimes

EU Consultation on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights March 16, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The European Commission is currently holding a consultation to modernize the enforcement of Intellectual Property rights. They are looking for your input until 5 April 2016: In its Digital Single Market strategy the Commission committed to undertake a set of targeted actions which aim to foster […]

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Xenophobia Overshadowed the State Elections in Germany | PirateTimes

Xenophobia Overshadowed the State Elections in Germany March 15, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election This past Sunday (March 13th), there were local elections in three states of Germany: Baden Witterburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Rhineland-Palatinate. The Pirate Party of Germany (PPDE) did not manage to gather enough signatures to participate in Saxony-Anhalt. In Baden-Württemberg they achieved 21.733 votes (0.41%) and in Rhineland-Palatinate they […]

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Local | PirateTimes

Xenophobia Overshadowed the State Elections in Germany March 15, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election This past Sunday (March 13th), there were local elections in three states of Germany: Baden Witterburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Rhineland-Palatinate. The Pirate Party of Germany (PPDE) did not manage to gather enough signatures to participate in Saxony-Anhalt. In Baden-Württemberg they achieved… Being a Pirate in your Local Community […]

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