Swedish Pirate Party to Vote on PPI Membership | PirateTimes

Swedish Pirate Party to Vote on PPI Membership April 24, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News Members of the Swedish Pirate Party will vote to decide whether or not to terminate the Party’s Observer Membership status within Pirate Parties International (PPI). This vote follows the termination of PPI membership by Pirate Party Australia, Pirate Party UK and, most recently, the Icelandic […]

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Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer | | PirateTimes

Swedish Pirate Party to Vote on PPI Membership April 24, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News Members of the Swedish Pirate Party will vote to decide whether or not to terminate the Party’s Observer Membership status within Pirate Parties International (PPI). This vote follows the termination of PPI membership by Pirate Party Australia, Pirate Party UK… About Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer I’ve been […]

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Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer: Responsible Participatory Democracy [Pirate Visions] | PirateTimes

Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer: Responsible Participatory Democracy [Pirate Visions] February 4, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Vision If we want to have a fluid democracy we have to take responsiblity writes Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer. Mozart was, until recently, deputy secretary and media officer for PPAU. Currently he is touring Europe and working for the Pirate Times. These articles are part of the weekly series ‘Pirate […]

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Interview: Gregory Engels, Lost in translation | PirateTimes

Lost in translation — an Interview with Gregory Engels March 11, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Interview The online GA for PPI is coming up and this allows members to submit motions to be voted upon. The German Pirate Party proposed “MO-1, Access to medicine” which ruffled a few feathers when it was proposed. Ed Geraghty (responding in a personal capacity), interpreted it as “to be […]

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PPI Takes Help from PPAU to Arrange Online GA | PirateTimes

PPI Takes Help from PPAU to Arrange Online GA January 12, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in General Assembly The Pirate Parties International (PPI) Board and Pirate Party Australia (PPAU) will cooperate to conduct an online General Assembly meeting on (or before) 15 March 2015, according to minutes of the most recent PPI Board meeting. On 5 January 2015 PPAU proposed an agenda item for […]

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PPI Board Cannot Collect Fees, says Court of Arbitration | PirateTimes

PPI Board Cannot Collect Fees, says Court of Arbitration January 4, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News On the afternoon of Tuesday 30 December 2014 (CET) the Pirate Parties International (PPI) Court of Arbitration (CoA) ruled that the PPI Board does not have the authority to request payment affiliation fees from its members. The decision relates to an application made by Pirate Party […]

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PPAU delivers application to PPI Court of Arbitration | PirateTimes

PPAU delivers application to PPI Court of Arbitration December 20, 2014 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News On Friday 19 December 2014, Pirate Party Australia (PPAU) submitted a formal application to the Pirate Parties International (PPI) Court of Arbitration relating to future affiliation fees of PPI. A copy of that application was provided to leaders of other Pirate Parties and publicised in the relevant channels on […]

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PPAU Translates Landmark Pirate Bay Case | PirateTimes

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 Pirate Party to provide evidence and argument […]

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Pirate Party Australia Registers as a Political Party | PirateTimes

Pirate Party Australia Registers as a Political Party January 21, 2013 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Pirate Party News Pirate Party Australia announced today, 21 January 2012 that its application for registration as a federal political party passed all tests and is now on the register of political parties. PPAU was founded in 2009 and is well on its way to being a force […]

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