New Pirate Times – Page 23 – The Pirate Movement

TPP: setback for intellectual property policies | PirateTimes

Lorena Müller October 11, 2015 October 19, 2020

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 will let their people decide about it in a referendum. Most of what we know about TPP has come through leaks to the press, since the negotiations have been clouded in secrecy. Last week the latest leak came from Wikileaks which was about the Intellectual …

Conference Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Freedom of Speech: When Books are Burned… [Bokmässan] | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine October 10, 2015 October 19, 2020

Freedom of Speech: When Books are Burned… [Bokmässan] October 10, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference This post is also available in: Spanish ‘Bokmässan’ (The book fair) is the largest cultural event in Sweden. With more than 3000 programme events there is plenty to cover. Pirate Times covered part of the conference together with another 1300 journalists present at the conference. ‘The book fair’ is primarily aimed at authors from around the world. It’s a meeting place for many discussions around current events, trends and visions for the future. Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the ‘Swedish Freedom of the Press Act’. Thus, one of the …

Creator Iceland Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Parties

PPIS is Largest Party on Iceland for 6th Month | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine October 7, 2015 October 19, 2020

PPIS is Largest Party on Iceland for 6th Month October 7, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News If there were elections in Iceland today 34.6% of the population would vote for the Pirate Party. This is the result from the latest Gallup poll, a slight decrease in support for the Pirate Party of Iceland. However, it is still the second highest poll result they have achieved with the highest being last month at 35.9%. The pirate party is currently slightly larger than the two current government parties together. The Independence Party (24.4%) and the Progressive Party (10.1%) have a total support of 34.5% (0.1% less than the Pirate Party). …

Election Lorena Müller News

Results of Catalonian election | PirateTimes

Lorena Müller October 3, 2015 October 19, 2020

Results of Catalonian Election October 3, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Election This post is also available in: Spanish On September 27th there were elections in Catalonia. Pirates de Catalunya were only able to participate in the province of Girona and had no presence in the other three provinces. PPCAT had a difficult time collecting signatures (a requirement to participate in the elections) from the citizens. Mainly because of the period falling during summer holidays, when a lot of people were outside of their cities. Another reason that affected was that these elections were seen as a plebiscite for the independence. Many persons in Catalonia, close to 50% of the citizens, would like to be a …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator News

The T-Shirt Every Pirate Should Have | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer October 2, 2015 March 6, 2021

The T-Shirt Every Pirate Should Have October 2, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Pirate movement has not been a beacon for fashionistas even though some of us have been seen sporting the most fetching Pirate costumes. However there is now a T-shirt available signed by the prominent Pirates who will be speaking at the Internet Ungovernance Conference being held in Brazil. AMELIA ANDERSDOTTER Swedish activist, member of the European Parliament from 2011-2014 for Piratpartiet. BIRGITTA JÓNSDÓTTIR Activist, writer, poet and member of the Parliament of Iceland for the Pirate Party in Iceland. FABIANE BOGDANOVICZ Intersectional feminist, activist for Animal Rights, …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine October 1, 2015 April 23, 2021

Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age October 1, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic Today, 1 October 2015, the European Green Group, The Commons Network and the Heinrich Böll Foundation will arrange a conference about re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet for all. The conference goes under the name ‘Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age’. For those unable to participate in Brussels it will also be live-streamed 15-18.30 (GMT+1). INTRODUCTION The Internet as a whole has become an important part of our global public sphere. Internet provides access to a wealth of information and knowledge, and the possibility to participate, …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Parties

PPI Calls for Pirates with Vision | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine September 30, 2015 October 19, 2020

PPI Calls for Pirates with Vision September 30, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish Pirate Parties International is looking for Pirates who want to make a difference on the global stage. They are looking for people with knowledge, talent and enthusiasm. Of these three qualities enthusiasm is the most important. So don’t be put off if you think you are not qualified – they can get you up to speed. We use the decision making site Loomio. If you want to join in click the link and ask to join the group. At the moment we are looking for …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Israel | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine September 28, 2015 October 19, 2020

Israeli Pirates Protest Against Election, Reaches 981 votes March 28, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News Traditionally Israel has had numerous different parties participating in their elections (in 2013 there were 32). This made the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) raise the threshold from 2% to 3.25% a year ago. In December 2014 the government was dissolved and called… Israeli Activists Protest Against Biometric Database Law using Drones October 1, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion A year ago members of Pirate Party Germany landed a drone in front of Angela Merkel’s campaign rally in Dresden, in order to protest the use of surveillance …

Creator Election Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Austria | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine September 24, 2015 October 19, 2020

Austrian Pirates Advertise on Youporn September 24, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election On Sunday 27 September 2015 the Austrian pirates (PPAT) have a local election in the region of Upper Austria. One of their focuses for their election campaign is the question of the right to privacy. They launched a campaign site… Surveillance Hangs Heavy Over Vienna August 18, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic This article is a guest post from Rodney Yancey, who translated an article originally from Telepolis. Privacy groups in Austria are gearing up. Austria is a small country in the EU, but privacy concerns are as pressing here as everywhere …

Creator Election Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Pirate Party Australia Achieves 0.89% in Canning | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine September 23, 2015 October 19, 2020

Pirate Party Australia Achieves 0.89% in Canning September 23, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election The Canning federal by-election was held on Saturday. Michelle Allen was a candidate for the Pirate Party of Australia in the elections. Receiving 0.89% of the votes it was a good first appearance by a pirate party candidate in this region. “This election is an opportunity to show the major parties we are unhappy with the direction our nation is moving. Pirate Party Australia can offer those uninspired by the traditional political duopoly actual change. We know how to use the internet, we understand how technology works and will fight to ensure …