2014: An Eventful Year for Pirate Party Australia December 31, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Election The Pirate Party of Australia had a very busy year. With the start of a new year, Pirate Times takes a look at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the Pirate Party’s year Down Under. Griffith and Western Australian elections Following the Australian Labor Party’s loss of government at the federal election in September 2013, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd kept his word and resigned from Parliament. This left a vacant seat in the House of Representatives — the lower chamber of Australia’s bicameral legislature. The Pirate Party announced in January its intention to …

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 …

PPSE GA: New board, Changes and Plans for 2015 November 30, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in General Assembly The General Assembly of the Pirate Party of  Sweden recently ended with some changes. The meeting decided to make the future GA’s a bit more flexible, in lead up time, from the previous mandatory six weeks to the Presidium deciding the… Why Pirates should be concerned about TTIP November 28, 2014 · by Airon90 · in Pirate Topic The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) bothers us on the methodological plane and on the content plane. On 11 October 2014, a large number of organizations cooperated with European Pirates in actions …

Gender Policy From the Internet Party’s Gender Spokesperson October 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Although the Internet Party of New Zealand did not manage to gain any seats in the 20 November 2014 elections they did have an impact on the political climate. Their range of policies covered subjects from the digital economy to… Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating) October 23, 2014 · 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 …

Pirate Party President Sven Clement on Trial October 10, 2014 · by Lisa · in Interview On Wednesday 24 September 2014, after having listened to two witnesses and giving a statement in a legal case against him, Sven Clement walked out of the courtroom feeling confident and amused. He had just plead guilty to intrusion of… TTIP International Day of Action October 7, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News On 11 October 2014 a large number of organisations will be cooperating with European Pirates in actions across many countries. They will be opposing the negotiation and introduction of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the …

Winning Discussions: Poisoning the Well (Effective Pirating) September 29, 2014 · 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 a discussion. Catching an opponent… Freedom not Fear International Action Days September 25, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Freedom not Fear is an organization that coordinates over 150 NGOs, political parties, trade unions and other organisations that share common aims. Namely: To have freedom of speech in a digitized world and a free …

Democracy and Hypocrisy: The US Government’s “Multi-Stakeholder” Model September 5, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion At the Internet Governance Forum this year, the US government is promoting its version of the “multi-stakeholder” model. What does the US government actually mean by the term “multi-stakeholder” model which it seems so willing to coerce and enforce on… Internet Governance Forum Through Livestream 2-5 September September 4, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The ninth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) started Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey and will last until the 5th of September. The aim of this year is to “Connect Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet …