Prism: Who should we trust? | PirateTimes

Prism: Who should we trust? June 25, 2013 · by Andy Halsall · in Guest Opinion Prism: Who should we trust? As odd as it may seem, I agree with the various statements that have been made over the last few days that the UK has some incredibly robust and sensible rules when it comes to intelligence gathering.  Of course I would like to see […]

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Interview with a Turkish Pirate about the Protests | PirateTimes

Interview with a Turkish Pirate about the Protests in #gezipark June 24, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Profile The recent protests in Turkey started  on 28 May 2013. The protests were sparked by the brutal eviction of a sit-in at Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park protesting at plans for the park’s demolition and replacement with a shopping mall.  The Pirate Party of Turkey (Korsan Partisi Hareketi) was involved from the […]

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How a Swarm of Pirates Can Redefine Politics According to Rick Falkvinge | PirateTimes

How a Swarm of Pirates Can Redefine Politics According to Rick Falkvinge June 21, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview Having made a ​​great impact in the fields of politics and human resource management, Rick Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party in the world and political evangelist, led the Pirate Party of Sweden from nowhere in 2006 to the election of two […]

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Luka Dujmovic | | PirateTimes

Privatisation of Security and the Loss of Liberty June 19, 2013 · by Luka Dujmovic · in Pirate Topic In the last few days several people have given their view about the mass-spying scandal revealed by whistle-blower and former ‘Booz Allen Hamilton’ employee Edward Snowden. Although his true motive can be questioned, the fact is that Snowden’s actions revealed the existence of a… About Luka Dujmovic I’m a supporter […]

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Review | PirateTimes

P-review 10 – 16 June 2013 with Videos and Podcasts June 17, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News A regular review of some things that happened in the previous week and a preview of some events coming in the week ahead and a list of videos and podcasts that were published in the last week that are relevant to the World […]

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P-review 10 – 16 June 2013 with Videos and Podcasts | PirateTimes

P-review 10 – 16 June 2013 with Videos and Podcasts June 17, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Pirate Times Review A regular review of some things that happened in the previous week and a preview of some events coming in the week ahead and a list of videos and podcasts that were published in the last week that are relevant to the […]

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Happy Birthday was Stolen From Us | PirateTimes

Happy Birthday was Stolen From Us June 16, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic According to Boingboing.net a film production company “Good Morning To You Productions Corp” is suing Warner/Chappell Music for charging copyright on the most sung song in the world – “Happy Birthday to You”. Based on work by Robert Brauneis showing that the song has most probably been in the public domain […]

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2013 May | PirateTimes – Part 2

PP Croatia Reaches 21% in City District, Winning Two Out of Nine Board Seats May 22, 2013 · by Koen De Voegt · in Election Last weekend local elections took place in Croatia and the Pirate Party had its first success. P-REVIEW 13-19 MAY 2013 with Videos and Podcasts May 21, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News A regular review of some things […]

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2013 May | PirateTimes

History In The Making: First Ever Pirate Unionist Elected In Athens May 31, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Athens teachers ballot “Pirates in Education” managed to get one out of nine seats, changing the “status quo” of the Greek Teachers Federation (DOE) and sending the first ever Pirate unionist to their body of representatives. By the time when this article was written […]

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Introduction of the Pirate Party of South Korea | PirateTimes

Introduction of the Pirate Party of South Korea May 30, 2013 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Interview The Pirate Parties International(PPI) had their general assembly in Kazan on 20-21 April 2013 where they accepted some new ordinary members. One of these new members was the Pirate Party of South Korea. Pirate Times interviewed the founder Gyung Chan Lee about the current situation. Pirate Times: What […]

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