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Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator | PirateTimes

Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator October 20, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election The Czechs have their first elected Pirate Senator. Pirates worldwide will be rejoicing with PPCZ as they celebrate Libor Michálek’s success in the senatorial elections. Famous, in his own country, as a whistle blower for exposing corruption in 1996 when he worked for the National Property Fund. In 2010 his complaints about fraudulent manipulation of procurement and tendering led to the dismissal of ministers and top officials. In March 2011, he was awarded the Endowment Fund Against Corruption Prize. In May 2011 he was awarded the František Kriegel Award from Charter 77 for the outstanding …

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Election results for Finland and ACT Pirate Parties | PirateTimes

You Can’t Win Them All – Election Results from Finland and the ACT October 29, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Pirates in two countries have had to face disappointing results in recent elections. While the Swiss and the Czechs are still celebrating recent electoral victories the Pirates of Finland and the ACT region in Australia  must recharge their spirits from the recent low results. Finnish Municipal ElectionsOn Sunday the 28th of October Finland had their municipal elections. The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported that the overall turnout for the election was “hugely disappointing”. The election participation fell to 58.2 %, a decline of three percentage points from 2008. …

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German Pirates debate Europe, Economics and Eurocrisis | PirateTimes

German Pirates debate Europe, Economics and Eurocrisis October 6, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Party News On 29 and 30 September 2012, over 100 Pirates from the Pirate Party of Germany met to discuss Economic and European Policy at the Conference for Europe, Economics and Finance (or EuWiKon, as the German acronym goes) in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The meeting was a preparatory measure for the upcoming 2013 German national elections. The German Pirates previously had been criticised for having little substance in their manifesto beyond the International Pirate consensus. Last weekend they set out to fill in some of the blanks in two important policy fields. The …

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Pirates (PPI) blocked from becoming observer member of WIPO | PirateTimes

PPI blocked from becoming observer members of WIPO October 3, 2012 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News In its General Assembly meeting of October, 3, 2012, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has chosen to wait until 2013 to take a decision on the observer membership application of the PPI. Torn between the recent evidences of the Pirate Parties influence in several national elections and the objections of several of its member states, the UN agency chose to take no side and wait for a future ruling about political parties applications. The application made by PPI meet all the requirements by WIPO for observer membership and the …

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Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany | PirateTimes

Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany September 30, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election In Sunday’s mayoral election in Saarlouis, Germany, the Pirate candidate ended up with 3.2 % of the votes, losing to the incumbent mayor. Pirate candidate Thomas Brockmann.CC Thomas Brockmann. The Pirate candidate was Thomas Brockmann, 50, a freelance journalist who was seeking to bring more transparency and citizen participation to Saarlouis. Brockmann also suggested city projects for the citizens, such as a public swimming pool. Due to low funds, Brockmann’s campaign was much smaller than those of his opponents, costing about €1,000 in total. In comparison, Christian democrat candidate Marion Jost’s campaign cost €15,000, …

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Interview with Dirk Poot, first candidate of the Dutch Pirate Party September 21, 2012 · by Patrick Schiffer · in Interview Dirk Poot was the first candidate of the Dutch Pirate Party for the past parliamentary elections on 12 September 2012. He is the press spokesperson and a member of the Board of PPNL.  Even though the Pirates did not make… Neither left nor right – an essay on Pirate politics September 20, 2012 · by Zbigniew Łukasiak · in Pirate Topic “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need” is one of the most well known Marxist slogans and it is also how Free and Open …

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2012 September | PirateTimes

Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany September 30, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election The Pirate candidate was Thomas Brockmann, 50, a freelance journalist who was seeking to bring more transparency and citizen participation to Saarlouis. Brockmann also suggested city projects for the citizens, such as a public swimming pool. Send a Friend to NDAA Jail September 29, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Icelandic Pirate Birgitta Jónsdóttir is working against the 2012 NDAA (National Defence Authorisation Act) that allows the US military to detain citizens from any country, including US citizens, without limit and without trial. She recently tweeted about an app from …

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Send a Friend to NDAA Jail | PirateTimes

Send a Friend to NDAA Jail September 29, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic CC BY-NC-SA by watchingfrogsboil Icelandic Pirate Birgitta Jónsdóttir is working against the 2012 NDAA (National Defence Authorisation Act) that allows the US military to detain citizens from any country, including US citizens, without limit and without trial. She recently tweeted about an app from DemandProgress that aims to spread awareness and opposition to the act. The app takes a picture of a Facebook friend and superimposes prison bars over it. This is then posted to the friend’s wall for them and all their friends to see and a link learn about NDAA and …

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Running an Information Stand | PirateTimes

Running an Information Stand September 28, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) This is the first in a series of Pirate Times articles aimed at helping Pirates get the message to people in their community – even when they are short of funds. An information stand can be a very effective way to let people know that the Pirate Party exists and is active in their area. It can also be a way to recruit new members to the party, get signatures for a petition or promote a candidate for an election. You don’t need much to run a successful stand, just some time, some enthusiasm and …

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Portugal Declares File-Sharing for Personal Use Legal | PirateTimes

Portugal Declares File-Sharing for Personal Use Legal September 28, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Pirate Topic After the anti-piracy group ACAPOR reported IP addresses of 2,000 suspected file sharers, the Portuguese Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DIAP) has come to a somewhat surprising conclusion: not only will these file sharers not be prosecuted, but it seems that file sharing for personal use is not illegal in Portugal. The DIAP prosecutor argues that copyright should not restrict the “right to education, culture, and freedom in cyberspace”. While the report doesn’t specifically cover uploading original content, it is legal to both download and to share the content, for example via torrent seeding. Quoted …

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