News Digest. Week 5 | PirateTimes

News Digest. Week 5. February 4, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic This article is a summary of some of the main pirate news that happened during the week that we did not write about. Towards a True Democracy After three years of turmoil, Tunisia has the Arab world’s most progressive constitution. Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) has approved a new constitution […]

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Pedro Gutierrez | PirateTimes – Part 3

News Digest. Week 5. February 4, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic This article is a summary of some of the main pirate news that happened during the week that we did not write about. About Pedro Gutierrez The certainty that a World War on Democracy was going on and we, the people, were unaware of it was keeping me up at […]

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Public Submissions to U.S. Special 301 IP report ends February 7 | PirateTimes

Public Submissions to U.S. Special 301 IP report ends February 7 February 3, 2014 · by Michael Wartenbe · in Pirate Topic What is Special 301? When Intellectual Property protection was pushed into trade rules, the U.S. created a unilateral policy of enforcement. Every year the U.S. Trade Representatives rate every country’s level of Intellectual Property protection, such as creating law to punish file sharing […]

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Michael Wartenbe | | PirateTimes

Public Submissions to U.S. Special 301 IP report ends February 7 February 3, 2014 · by Michael Wartenbe · in Pirate Topic When Intellectual Property protection was pushed into trade rules, the U.S. created a unilateral policy of enforcement. Every year the U.S. Trade Representatives rate every country’s level of Intellectual Property protection, such as creating law to punish file sharing or making sure the […]

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La Fin de la Neutralité du Net n’est pas une Surprise | PirateTimes

La Fin de la Neutralité du Net n’est pas une Surprise janvier 31, 2014 · by Michael Wartenbe · in Amérique du Nord, Pirate Topic Cet article est également disponible en: Anglais Récemment la neutralité du net aux États-Unis pourrait avoir finalement rencontré un muravec la décision de la Cour d’appel fédérale de Washington d’abolir la capacité de la Federal Communications Commission (FCC) à faire […]

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2014 janvier | PirateTimes

La Fin de la Neutralité du Net n’est pas une Surprise janvier 31, 2014 · by Michael Wartenbe · in Pirate Topic Récemment la neutralité du net aux États-Unis pourrait avoir finalement rencontré un mur avec la décision de la Cour d’appel fédérale de Washington d’abolir la capacité de la Federal Communications Commission (FCC) à faire respecter les règles antidiscriminatoires et d’antiblocage… Le Parti Pirate […]

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News Digest. Week 4 | PirateTimes

News Digest. Week 4 January 27, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic This article is a summary of some of the main Pirate news that happened during the week that we did not write about. Towards a True Democracy Brazil lets its citizens make decisions about city budgets. Brazil is a leading innovator in participatory institutions. Brazilian municipal governments can voluntarily adopt […]

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UK’s web blocking programme begins | PirateTimes

UK’s web blocking programme begins December 22, 2013 · by Ed · in Pirate Topic When I previously wrote about the UK’s Prime Minister (David Cameron) calling for web blocking, I finished my article with the conclusion that “It is likely that Mr Cameron will realise how unworkable his proposals are, and after conversations with the industry and campaigners followed by a series of increasingly […]

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NSA | PirateTimes

Snowden offers help to Brazil and asks for asylum December 21, 2013 · by Ariel Martins · in Pirate Topic Edward Snowden, former consultant for the NSA and accused of spying for leaking sensitive information detrimental to U.S. security, said in a letter published this Tuesday (17 December 2013) that he can help Brazil to defend their network against the… Pirates Demonstrate as Obama Visits […]

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Snowden offers help to Brazil and asks for asylum | PirateTimes

Snowden offers help to Brazil and asks for asylum December 21, 2013 · by Ariel Martins · in Pirate Topic Edward Snowden, former consultant for the NSA and accused of spying for leaking sensitive information detrimental to U.S. security, said in a letter published this Tuesday (17 December 2013) that he can help Brazil to defend their network against the United States surveillance agencies. In […]

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