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Dotcom to Sell-Out Digital Rights in US December 4, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion The announcement of launching a US arm to ‘the Internet Party’ (by Mega founder Kim Dotcom) seems, on its face, quite good news. A rich, media-savvy person who understands technology getting into the US political scene to stir things up… New Zealand’s Election Results September 21, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election For many in New Zealand and overseas the Internet Party was the “stand-in” for the ailing Pirate Party of New Zealand. It shared many policies with the international Pirate Movement in the areas of human rights, whistle-blower protection, …

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PPSE GA: New board, Changes and Plans for 2015 | PirateTimes

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 period. The Presidium will also be able to prepare the GAs further in advance with several of the nomination applications being mandated earlier than previously was the case. Some changes in political stances: The gambling monopoly on the Internet should be removed, allowing a level playing field for competitors The …

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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 …

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Why Pirates should be concerned about TTIP | PirateTimes

Why Pirates should be concerned about TTIP November 28, 2014 · by Aram Gurekian · 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 across many countries against the TTIP TTIP Methodology We recognize that while more information has apparently  been made available, when compared to previous similar negotiations,  it is still largely insufficient.This methodology collides with two issues that we consider central: Transparency Participation Do we always have to counteract to such moves (ACTA, TTIP, TISA) or shall we try to change the …

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Dutch Pirate Party attacked in hacking incident | PirateTimes

Dutch Pirate Party attacked in hacking incident November 25, 2014 · by Guest Author · in General Assembly During the General Assembly of the Dutch ‘Piratenpartij’ (PPNL), hackers penetrated the security of the party’s infrastructure. Some of the databases that were affected were the member administration system and the webmail. It is still not clear whether the intruders copied any data, changed files or compromised the party’s infrastructure in some other way. In response to the discussion amongst members in PPNL, about whether the person responsible had honest intentions to address the party’s flawed security,  the informal leader of PPNL, Dirk Poot,  stated an email to the general mailinglist of the ‘Piratenpartij’: If this had …

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Winning Discussions: Ad Ignorantiam (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: argumentum ad ignorantiam (Effective Pirating) November 21, 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 committing a fallacy will force him to retract his error or he will appear foolish or manipulative to his audience. There is a dark side to this. Once you learn to identify logical fallacies you will also be able to use them. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it is …

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Czech Pirates Celebrate their First Pirate Mayor | PirateTimes

Czech Pirates Celebrate their First Pirate Mayor November 17, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election If we look at Pirate history we see that the Czech pirates already have a Senator but now history is being made again. The first Pirate mayor in the history of the Czech Republic has been elected in the spa town of Mariánské Lázně (also known as Marienbad). Vojtěch Franta, a 29 year old architect was elected mayor by 15 of the 19 legislators present. The Pirates won 21% of the vote and gained five seats. Copyleft PPCZ   Franta wants to make Mariánské Lázně more visionary since he believes their politic has been a bit too …

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Pirates Elected to Office [Pirate History] | PirateTimes

Pirates Elected to Office [Pirate History] November 15, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election, Pirate History When asked why he started a political party Rick Falkvinge answered “Because activism is not enough”. Since the formation of the first Pirate Party in Sweden in 2006 millions of votes have been cast and hundreds of Pirates have been elected. They are now representing their voters in local councils, national parliaments and the European Parliament. Below is a list of Pirates who have, and still are, working for the people who voted for them in order to reform intellectual property, protect privacy, fight against surveillance, protect the internet and work for human …

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Winning Discussions: post hoc, ergo propter hoc (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: post hoc, ergo propter hoc (Effective Pirating) November 13, 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 committing a fallacy will force him to retract his error or he will appear foolish or manipulative to his audience. There is a dark side to this. Once you learn to identify logical fallacies you will also be able to use them. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; …

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US Pirates are Running for Political Office | PirateTimes

US Pirates are Running for Political Office November 3, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Although the barriers, put up by the ruling elite, make running in national elections next to  impossible for Pirates in the US, the situation in some states is different. Pirates in Massachusetts and Wisconsin are putting up candidates in Tuesday’s elections for the respective state governments. In Wisconsin Joseph T Klein is the Pirate candidate for the state party.  His platform includes; Peace – through agitation against the deployment of Wisconsin National Guard troops in overseas conflicts without a full congressional debate and declaration of war. Human Rights – through the proposed enactment of equal …

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