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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… About PPI Board Responds to PPAU Membership Termination March 4, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Europe, Pirate Party News This is a guest post from the board of PPI stating their response and view on the recent resignation of PPAU. Since PPAU …

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Anton Nordenfur January 15, 2015 October 19, 2020

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 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, …

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Swedish Prime Minister Calls Off March Snap Election | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur January 1, 2015 April 23, 2021

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 over half a century. The past month has been a tumultuous one for the Swedish Pirate Party. In early December, long-standing party leader Anna Troberg stated that she would not be running for re-election in 2015. Only a few days later, the opposition’s budget prevailed over the government’s …

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Pirates to Enter Several Local Czech Parliaments | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur October 11, 2014 April 23, 2021

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, including Prague, are still counting, and more positive results may still come. The largest success so far is without a doubt the city of Mariánské Lázně, where the Pirates won a majority with 21.01% and five councilors. It is quite possible that the next mayor of …

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Anton Nordenfur September 16, 2014 April 23, 2021

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 Pirate Party was not listed in the preliminary results, but the group of “others” only amounted to total 0.9% of the results. The party did not manage well in local elections either. One of the most hopeful local areas, Linköping, the party reached a mere 1.1% (a …

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Swedish Pirate Party at 3.1 % in Polls for EU Elections | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur May 6, 2014 April 23, 2021

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 1.3 %, followed by additional polls at 1.5 % and 2.7 %. The latest poll, conducted by Skop and released on May 5th, has the party at 3.1 %. 3.1 % is a major drop from the 2009 elections, in which the party received 7.1 …

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Swedish Pirate Party Increases in Opinion Polls | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur April 19, 2014 April 23, 2021

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 the European elections were held today. While this is a rise from the February figures of 1.3% and 1.5% respectively, it is still too low to elect a single mandate. In the 2009 elections, the Pirate Party received a surprisingly high 7.1 %, which gave …

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Filesharer Sentenced to Pay Half Million Euro for Single Film | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur December 19, 2013 April 23, 2021

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 was only sentenced for one, the Swedish crime film Beck – Levande begravd. Apart from the fine of almost half a million Euro, he also received a suspended prison sentence and 160 hours of community service. The filesharer himself said that he has not earned anything …

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Anton Nordenfur December 14, 2013 April 23, 2021

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 pipes and attacked people with verbal racist and sexist remarks. As Ekeroth’s own video spread across the Internet through major news sources, such as Expressen, in November 2012, the scandal grew and led up to one of the participants leaving the Swedish Parliament, and Ekeroth …

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Sarah Palin Sued for Copyright Infringement of 9/11 Photo | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur September 20, 2013 April 23, 2021

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 case later dropped because the pirate party was not the copyright owner. In this case, Palin has been sued by the copyright owner, the North Jersey Media Group, reports CNN. According to Jennifer Borg of the North Jersey Media Group, they first tried asking Palin and …