Andrew Norton: PPI Became a Pirate Chimera [Pirate Visions] March 13, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Editorial, Guest Opinion, Pirate Topics, Pirate Visions Being one of the founders of Pirate Parties International, Andrew Norton looks back on how it all started, before gazing ahead on what is to come. He reflects on his initial efforts with PPI and wishes for a future similar… […]
Young Pirates Surveil Government Officials at Security Conference January 15, 2015 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Party News The Swedish Pirate Party’s youth organisation Young Pirates recently visited a security conference in Sälen, Sweden – and took the opportunity to track a hundred government officials, politicians, journalists and others through an open WiFi network. The annual Society and Defence… PPSE GA: New board, Changes […]
Swedish Prime Minister Calls Off March Snap Election January 1, 2015 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election This post is also available in: Spanish The Swedish Prime Minister has now officially called off the planned snap election originally set for March, 2015. The snap election, which came from a cabinet crisis after the September elections, would have been the first snap election in Sweden for […]
Pirates to Enter Several Local Czech Parliaments October 11, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election This post is also available in: French, Spanish, Greek As local election results from the Czech Republic keep rolling in, it is quickly becoming clear that the Pirate Party has had an excellent election, entering many local parliaments with large numbers, including at least one clear majority. Many cities, […]
Piratpartiet (PPSE) Below 1% in Swedish Elections September 16, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election Sunday was national, regional and local elections in Sweden. The preliminary results from the Swedish national election are public now with the rest still being counted. The Swedish Pirate Party did not manage to achieve their goal of more than 1% in the national election and to enter local parliaments throughout the country. The […]
Swedish Pirate Party at 3.1 % in Polls for EU Elections May 6, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Party News The polls have started coming in for the Swedish parties in the upcoming European elections of May 25th. The Pirate Party continues to increase steadily, now at 3.1 %. The first poll, conducted in January, listed the Pirate Party at a mere […]
Swedish Pirate Party Increases in Opinion Polls April 19, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Party News The Swedish Pirate Party is rising in the latest opinion poll for the election to the European Parliament in May, now at 3%, compared to 1.3% in February. According to a new poll conducted by SKOP, 3% of Swedes would vote for the Pirate Party if […]
Filesharer Sentenced to Pay Half Million Euro for Single Film December 19, 2013 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Topic A Swedish 28-year-old man has been sentenced to pay 4.3 million Kronor, or 476 000 Euro, for sharing a film over the torrent site Swebits. The filesharer from the Swedish town of Sala stood accused of sharing over 500 films and TV series, but […]
Politicians Use Copyright to Silence Media December 14, 2013 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Topic Swedish politician Kent Ekeroth, of the nationalist Sweden Democrats, is now using copyright as a means of silencing a critical newspaper. Ekeroth was the epicenter of a political scandal in 2010, where it was revealed that three leading members of the Sweden Democrats had armed themselves with iron […]
Sarah Palin Sued for Copyright Infringement of 9/11 Photo September 20, 2013 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Topic The American politician Sarah Palin and her political action committee has been sued for copyright infringement after publishing a famous 9/11 photograph. The story is reminiscent of the recent story in which the Swedish Pirate Party reported the Minister of IT for copyright infringement, a […]
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