Month: <span>May 2016</span>
Month: May 2016

Month: May 2016

Conference Creator News Stathis Leivaditis

Jon Thor Olafsson | | PirateTimes

The Future of Democracy Emerges in Iceland May 19, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Conference The crisis that knocked on Iceland’s door in 2008, turned out to be a “beneficial” fact for the country. It was beneficial because it abruptly and suddenly made Icelandic people question many things about politics and economics. Mainly, it made… Interview with a German Pirate Living in Iceland May 23, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Interview Interview with an overseas Pirate The Icelandic Pirate Party has reached over 30% in the current polls. We spoke to Simon, a Pirate who lives and studies in Iceland, to throw some light on the …

Creator General Assembly Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Estonia | PirateTimes

Talsinki Pirates – PPEE and PPFI to Extend Collaboration May 19, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in General Assembly Tallin and Helsinki form a “twin city” with plans to build a tunnel under the Finnish Gulf under the codename ‘Talsinki’. The Pirates of the Finnish Gulf and Estonian Pirates have started collaborating on joint projects to foster extended collaboration between PPFI and PPEE under… [Live] European Parliament Election Results May 25, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Today we will report live about the results of the EU elections. We expect the first public count to be available around 23.00 with some adjustments afterwards. Before that we will have exit …

Conference Creator News Stathis Leivaditis

Democracy | PirateTimes

The Future of Democracy Emerges in Iceland May 19, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Conference The crisis that knocked on Iceland’s door in 2008, turned out to be a “beneficial” fact for the country. It was beneficial because it abruptly and suddenly made Icelandic people question many things about politics and economics. Mainly, it made… Winning Discussions: The Genetic Fallacy (Effective Pirating) June 24, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in …

Creator General Assembly Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Parties

PPSE Removes More Than 500 Political Standpoints | | PirateTimes

PPSE Removes More Than 500 Political Standpoints May 18, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in General Assembly Pirate Party Sweden (PPSE) just finished their general assembly (GA) meeting, which took place online over the past few weeks. PPSE elected their first democratically chosen leader together with a vice-leader and a party-secretary. The GA also took a large decision to remove 561 specific political standpoints and retain only their political core program. The new party leadership will step into their roles after almost a year and a half without a party leader. During this time the board of PPSE has taken a more active role and also delegated some …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

The Swedish Government is the owner of thepiratebay.se | | PirateTimes

The Swedish Government is the owner of thepiratebay.se May 14, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic After a court-decision ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se has been forfeited to the Swedish government. This is the first time a domain name has been confiscated in Sweden on this level. There are no previous cases of states suing a registry for abetting criminal activity or breaching copyright law. The Swedish Prosecution Authority had filed a petition (pdf in Swedish) with the Stockholm District Court requesting the seizure of two domain names, thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se from the Registry of Swedish Domains IIS (formerly .SE). The job of IIS is to administrate the top-level domain .se …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

The Pirate Bay | | PirateTimes

The Swedish Government is the owner of thepiratebay.se May 14, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic After a court-decision ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se has been forfeited to the Swedish government. This is the first time a domain name has been confiscated in Sweden on this level. There are no previous cases of states suing a registry for abetting… Pirate Party Norway Goes Around Censorship September 6, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Norwegian Pirates are against censorship. Recently the Norwegian court ordered that Norwegian ISPs have to block seven file-sharing sites within two weeks. The sites that will be censored are The …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

European Parliament | PirateTimes

Court Case says that IP Addresses are Personal Data May 13, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News Patrick Breyer from the Pirate Party Germany sued the German government for logging all visits to government websites (Case C-582/14). He believes that there should be a right to surf the Internet anonymously if wished. Website owners track user activity on… Julia Reda Wins the Digital Agenda Category at the MEP Awards March 21, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News 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 …

Creator News Stathis Leivaditis

Thanasis Gounaris | PirateTimes

Greek Pirates are back on the road and speed up May 9, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News April was a month of intense activity for the Pirate party of Greece. After a turbulent period with the party on the verge of disolving, Greek Pirates are not only back on the road but accelerating onto the highway. There… The Kiss Of Life For Pirate Party Greece November 9, 2015 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News The 4th Congress of the Pirate Party of Greece, held in Athens last weekend, was marked by the resignations of 3 out of 7 Board members, including chairman …

Creator News Pirate Parties Stathis Leivaditis

PPGR | PirateTimes

Greek Pirates are back on the road and speed up May 9, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News April was a month of intense activity for the Pirate party of Greece. After a turbulent period with the party on the verge of disolving, Greek Pirates are not only back on the road but accelerating onto the highway. There… 1.500 European Local Authorities Declared TTIP Free Zones April 22, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News Negotiators working on the TTIP want the job to be done quickly, before Obama’s end of presidency in USA. However, a very significant movement of local authorities are rising all …

Creator News Pirate Topic

Scottish PEN Seek Reform of Law on Defamation | | PirateTimes

Scottish PEN Seek Reform of Law on Defamation May 8, 2016 · by Andrew McCallum · in Pirate Topic Scottish PEN is working with a range of organisations to reform the legislation governing defamation in Scotland. As it stands, the existing legislation severely undermines freedom of expression, limiting the ability of media outlets, bloggers, social media users and civil society to share information in the public interest. The ability for powerful interests to suppress free speech thus presents a challenge to fundamental freedoms. The concern is that libel reform in England and Wales makes Scotland a soft target for those who wish to silence their critics across the UK. In England …

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