Justus Römeth

#Fixcopyright – panel discussions on the future of copyright in the European Parliament April 22, 2015 · by Justus Römeth · in Pirate Party News  The review of the EU’s copyright directive is in full swing. 20 April 2015 Julia Reda, MEP and the Parliament’s rapporteur on said directive, and Josef Weidenholzer, MEP (S&D), held two panel discussions on the forefront of these developments inside the European Parliament. The event was held as a way of replying to the criticism hurled against her draft report by other Members of the European Parliament as well as lobbyists, interest groups, and other stake holders. The audience was mixed, with many Pirates and members of civil society …

#Fixcopyright – panel discussions on the future of copyright in the European Parliament April 22, 2015 · by Justus Römeth · in Pirate Party News  The review of the EU’s copyright directive is in full swing. 20 April 2015 Julia Reda, MEP and the Parliament’s rapporteur on said directive, and Josef Weidenholzer, MEP (S&D), held two panel discussions on the forefront of these developments inside the European Parliament. The… Hollywood Director Promotes Oscar Nominated Film with Torrent Download February 20, 2015 · by Lisa · in Editorial Opinion, Pirate Topic In 2002, a short film named Johnny Flynton was released. One of the comments on its IMDB page, titled ‘someone please distribute this film’ …

Pilot project for International Pirate Partnerships Announced February 22, 2013 · by Justus Römeth · in Pirate Party News The ConceptToday,  Friday 22 February 2013, the Pirates of St. Vith, in Belgium and the Pirates of Düsseldorf are starting the first  “grenzenlos Piraten-Partnerschaft” (border-less pirate partnership). The concept of partnerships, also called twinning, between two local Pirate groups in different geographical locations has existed for a few year between the Pirates in Berlin and North-Rhine-Westfalia. At an international workshop, held on the 20 January 2013 in Hanover, the concept was introduced by Markus Bahrenhoff and Paul Bossu and it was decided to take the well-working concept into an international space. The Pirates in Aachen (Germany) and Maastricht/Heerlen (Netherlands) have …

Overview over the PP NDS convention August 31, 2012 · by Justus Römeth · in Pirate Party News After the successes the German pirates had in the state elections in Berlin, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein and North-Rhine-Westfalia, it has become a bit quieter, resulting in them dropping back to 6% in recent election polls. A lot hinges therefore on the Pirate Party of Lower Saxony, which will ring in the 2013 election year on January 20th. Later in 2013 we will have elections in Bavaria and for the German Bundestag, the national parliament. A success in Lower Saxony (last polls: 7%) would help tremendously to make 2013 an overall success. On the …