The Pirate Party of Russia Refused Registration Again Posted: 2013-01-14/Under: Pirate Party News MedvedevPavel RassudovPPRUPutinRick FalkvingeRussia The Russian Ministry of Justice had refused to register PPRU again. Why? You might ask. Well it is because “using in the name the word “pirate” that allegedly does not conform to the party’s goals and objectives“ according to the Justice Ministry. The Russian Pirates see this decision as […]
UK/EU Debate – PPUK: “We will not benefit from antagonising neighbours” January 25, 2013 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview In the debate on the future of UK and EU, PPUK Leader Loz Kaye outlined a pirates’ vision of a citizens’ Europe in an interview with PirateTimes. In his opinion, Cameron’s initiative sounded threatful to some EU members. The vision of the PPUK for […]
Global Internet Surveillance – all for the protection of copyright? January 10, 2013 · by Dominic Guhl · in Pirate Topic In December, the ITU “World Conference on International Telecommunications” was held in Dubai. The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, having over 190 states as members. Numerous controversial proposals find their way onto its desk. Due to pressure […]
Icelandic Authorities Blocking PiratePad as “Hate-Speech” January 5, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Icelandic Pirate Party has confirmed their suspicions that the Reykjavik City authorities are blocking access to one of the party’s collaboration platforms, namely PiratePad. Different versions of PiratePad are being used by several other Pirate Parties around the world. The city of Reykjavik uses content filtering software […]
Happy Public Domain Day! January 5, 2013 · by Koen De Voegt · in Pirate Topic On the first of January, the beginning of the new year is not the only thing to celebrate. The first of January is also known as “Public Domain Day“. Due to the expiration of copyright protection terms on works produced by authors who died several decades earlier, thousands of […]
The Pirate World 2012 January 24, 2013 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News EDIT: this information is out-dated and kept for historical reasons. Some changes have been made. The interactive map is accurate though. CC BY Pirate Times This is a summary of the Pirate Movement as it was at the end of 2012. Latest count on Pirate Parties in the […]
Pirates are Implementing the Experience of Human Knowledge December 30, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Topic The English “Pirate” is derived from the Greek word “πειρατής” (peiratēs) and this in turn from the verb “πειράομαι” (peiráomai), “I attempt”, which is a derivative of the noun “πείρα” (peîra), “experience”. Pirate indicates the investigator, the tester, is a key word for humanity and characterizes […]
Pirates are Implementing the Experience of Human Knowledge December 30, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Topic The English “Pirate” is derived from the Greek word “πειρατής” (peiratēs) and this in turn from the verb “πειράομαι” (peiráomai), “I attempt”, which is a derivative of the noun “πείρα” (peîra), “experience”. Pirate indicates the investigator, the tester, is a key word for humanity and characterizes […]
Hipsters vs Pirates. Is there a difference? December 6, 2012 · by Anouk Neeteson · in Guest Opinion Hipsters were born from the counter-culture. In the past decade the hipster movement has grown and has gradually moved from periphery into the mainstream of society. When punk became plastic and the hip hop lost their momentum for social change, the remaining counter-cultures merged together into a […]
Pirates are Implementing the Experience of Human Knowledge December 30, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Topic The English “Pirate” is derived from the Greek word “πειρατής” (peiratēs) and this in turn from the verb “πειράομαι” (peiráomai), “I attempt”, which is a derivative of the noun “πείρα” (peîra), “experience”. Pirate indicates the investigator, the tester, is a key word for humanity and characterizes […]
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