Press Freedom Declining Around the World April 28, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic Every year Reporters Without Borders (RSF) compile an index of press freedom around the world. The index has been published since 2002 and measures the state of press freedom in 182 countries. It measures “the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the […]
Interview with the Director of the International Modern Media Initiative April 27, 2016 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic The Pirate Times connected with Guðjón Idir in Iceland to ask some questions about the International Modern Media Institute that is running a crowd funding campaign. Its aim is to form Iceland and other nations into a “Switzerland of Bits.” Guðjón… German Journalists Charged With […]
Interview with the Director of the International Modern Media Initiative April 27, 2016 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic The Pirate Times connected with Guðjón Idir in Iceland to ask some questions about the International Modern Media Institute that is running a crowd funding campaign. Its aim is to form Iceland and other nations into a “Switzerland of Bits.” Guðjón Idir became IMMI’s Executive […]
Icelandic Pirates on the Verge of Government – Can we help? April 21, 2016 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic This post is also available in: Spanish How to help Icelandic Pirates is a rather difficult question to answer. With only three MPs the party does not get much funding from the state. They still need to rely mainly on their members and […]
Piratas de Islandia al borde de ser gobierno. ¿Ayudamos? abril 21, 2016 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Temas Piratas Cómo podemos ayudar al Partido Pirata de Islandia, es una pregunta difícil de responder. Con solo 3 representantes en el Congreso no tienen suficientes fondos del Estado. Ellos dependen principalmente del dinero de sus miembros y de quienes los apoyan…. About Andrew Reitemeyer I joined […]
International Day of Action Against DRM – May 3rd April 30, 2016 · by Andrew McCallum · in Pirate Topic On Tuesday 3 May 2016, the world comes together to say “No!” to Digital Restrictions Management DefectivebyDesign.org is calling for a global day of action on 3 May to protest against DRM. Who are DefectivebyDesign.org? DefectivebyDesign.org is an international, participatory and grassroots campaign which unites a […]
EU Consultation on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights March 16, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The European Commission is currently holding a consultation to modernize the enforcement of Intellectual Property rights. They are looking for your input until 5 April 2016: In its Digital Single Market strategy the Commission committed to undertake a set of targeted actions which aim to foster […]
A Pirate Sailing the Seas! November 26, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic The Kon-Tiki II expedition have started to sail their rafts from Peru to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) – and back! This adventure was first made in two rafts by the Norwegian biologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947. The adventure started from Lima… Pirate Party Norway Increases Slightly in Elections September 16, […]
Re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet #netcom15 October 19, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic On 1 October 2015, the European Green Group, The Commons Network and the Heinrich Böll Foundation arranged a conference about re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet for all. The conference was called ‘Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age’. The first panel debate was about […]
Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Setback for Intellectual Property Policies October 11, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) has been finalized. Now that the negotiators have agreed on the text all that is left is approval by the twelve involved nations: Canada, USA, Mexico, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Japan. However, none of these countries […]
Recent Comments