ZeroPaid Interviews the Pirate Party of Canada
If you asked a file-sharer in, say, 2005, if there would be a political party with a focus on, among other things, copyright and internet rights issues, you were more than likely to just get an odd look or a response wondering what kind of substances you were on. That was just four years [...]
French Pirate Party Has a Shot At Winning a Government Seat
If the Pirate Party manages to snag a seat in the September 20th by-election, France could become the third country to have an elected member in a government office. The German Pirate Party has already won a number of municipal seats to be the second which was a follow up to the ever famous [...]
German Pirate Party to Win Several Seats in Germany!
The Swedish Pirate Party winning one seat in the European Parliament was a major milestone for the party on the world stage. It inspired several people in different countries to form their own Pirate Party in different countries around the world. So, one can only imagine what it means for the international movement [...]
Pirate Party of Canada Website Gets a Facelift
While the copyright consultation is taking centre stage at this point in time, quietly rolling along in the background is the Pirate Party of Canada which is gradually picking up steam. Recently, the website that the Pirate Party of Canada has upgraded to a more user friendly interface.
A member of the Pirate Party of [...]
Exclusive: Canadian Pirate Party Responds to Green Party
We already reported on the Green Party of Canada saying that we don’t need a Pirate Party of Canada because Canada has the Green Party. This was in response to word that the Pirate Party of Canada was forming in Canada. We’ve now gotten a response from the Pirate Party of Canada about [...]
French Broadcaster Sued for Firing Employee Based on HADOPI Stance
It was the story of an e-mail heard around the world. You may remember Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim who expressed opposition in an e-mail to his member of parliament. That e-mail went back to his employer, TF1, who then promptly fired him because of his political views back in May. Now, Bourreau-Guggenheim is suing [...]
Pirate Party of Canada Currently Seeking Membership
It may have taken a while, but the Pirate Party of Canada is finally on the road to forming. When asked about what’s currently happening, Jake Daynes of the Pirate Party of Canada said that the party is currently seeking membership to help give it some traction.
The manifesto of the Pirate Party of Canada [...]
Voting Irregularities in Swedish EU Election Negatively Impacted Pirate Party?
Voting irregularities in this day and age seem to be par for the course when it comes to elections. The Pirate Party did celebrate their biggest election victory ever, but could the voter support in the final tally been higher had the irregularities not occurred? One report was recently published that suggested that [...]
German Parliament Passes Web Censorship Legislation
Controversial or not, the proposed web censorship legislation is now one step closer to becoming law in Germany. All this after one member decided to become a member of the Pirate Party because he opposed it. While the government argues that the legislation is suppose to stop child pornography, many international examples suggest [...]
Politician Discovers Equating Pirate Party Supporters to Rapists a Bad Idea
The argument falls on an age old argument against privacy – that if you have nothing to hide, why should you be worried about privacy. Unfortunately for feminist politician for the Centre Party Annika Qarlsson, that argument didn’t quite come out like that. Instead, while trying to make that argument, she ended up [...]
