The Pirate Party was initially formed to reform laws regarding copyright and patents. The party agenda includes support for strengthening the individual's right to privacy, both on the Internet and in everyday life, and the transparency of state administration. The Pirate Party has intentionally chosen to be bloc independent of the traditional left-right scale to pursue their political agenda with all mainstream parties. The party originally stayed neutral on other matters, but started broadening into other political areas in 2012.
The Pirate Party participated in the 2006 Riksdag elections and gained 0.63% of the votes, making them the third largest party outside parliament. In terms of membership, it passed the Green Party in December 2008, the Left Party in February 2009, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats in April 2009, and the Centre Party in May 2009, making it, for the time being, the third largest political party in Sweden by membership. The Pirate Party's associated youth organisation, Young Pirate (Swedish:Ung Pirat), was, for a part of 2009 and 2010, the largest political youth organisation in Sweden by membership count.
The Pirate Party UK (often abbreviated PPUK; in Welsh:Plaid Môr-leidr DU) is a political party in the United Kingdom. The Pirate Party's core policies are to bring about reform to copyright and patent laws, support privacy and reduce surveillance from government and businesses, and guarantee genuine freedom of speech for everyone.
Established in July 2009, the first Leader of the party was Andrew Robinson, who stepped down in August 2010. Laurence "Loz" Kaye was elected to replace him in September 2010, and served until after the 2015 general election, when he stepped down. Following Kaye's resignation, a leadership election was held, with Cris Chesha being elected Leader and David Elston being elected the party's first Deputy Leader.
The Pirate Party drew its inspiration from the Piratpartiet, the Swedish Pirate Party. In 2001, the copyright industry established the Antipiratbyrån — The Anti-Piracy Bureau. In 2003, to combat this legislation, a group of artists, musicians, and cultural workers founded a think-tank called the Piratbyrån — the Piracy Bureau. In selecting that name, the Bureau was signalling that they were the progressive, while the antis were the regressive. In 2005, when copyright laws were harshened again in Sweden, the Bureau established itself as a political party becoming the Pirate Party. Because of past successes of the Bureau, the name immediately conveyed all the political ideas the party stood for. Under that banner, the Pirate Party came 5th in the 2009 European Parliament elections with 7.13% of the vote and 1 MEP, later increasing to 2 after ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, Christian Engström became the first MEP for the party, and Amelia Andersdotter took the second seat on December 1, 2009.
According to political theorist Oskar Niedermayer, the party sees itself as part of an international movement to shape with their term of "digital revolution" which is a circumscription for the transition into information society. With their focus on freedom in the net and their fight against government regulations of this sphere, they caught the attention especially of the younger generation. Even if the network policy is the core identity of the party, it is now more than just an advocacy party of "digital natives" and characterises itself as a social-liberal-progressive.
There are also at least 12 other places in Sweden called Å, most of them only a farm or a few houses. Å is pronounced "Aw", or phonetically [o:].
Å, which means stream or small river, is a contender for the title of shortest place-name in the world— although other places named Å as well as Ö and Y can make the same claim. As a consequence, many tourists have ventured to the village for the sole purpose of either taking photos of or stealing the place-name sign.
The parish of Å is rich in ancient remains, of which the oldest date from the Stone Age.
All songs written and composed by John Darnielle, except where noted.
Notes
Despite the title, cover, Swedish alternative titles, and the humorous mini-essay about "The Swedish conspiracy" in the liner notes (written by Paul Lukas, though he was only credited a year later in the liner notes to the band's next release Nothing for Juice), none of the lyrics are explicitly about Sweden itself. Various other locations, such as Seoul, Korea, California, Queens, New York City, Bolivia and Denmark are however all mentioned in the songs. "Duke Ellington" (which appears on the rarities compilation Protein Source of the Future...Now! and the Harriet records compilation The Long Secret), which does mention Sweden, is described as "one of two pieces written for the song-cycle Sweden and intentionally left off of the album".
August 2009
The Pirate Party is now Swedens third largest political party with the biggest youth membership. Committed to reforming laws on copyright and patents, theyre fighting increasing government surveillance.
When the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay were charged with aiding copyright infringement, The Pirate Party once again found themselves in the spotlight. The Partys steadily growing membership, suddenly rocketed. When they wanted to turn off Internet sharing, I was so angry, I had to do something explains young pirate Snild Dolkow. The Pirate Party aims to loosen the stranglehold the law has on intellectual property and inspire innovation and culture. But for those fighting against the Pirates, they believe theyre protecting the original creators. It is about ...
published: 10 Aug 2009
Sweden's Pirate Party aims for kingmaker spot
The activists in Sweden's Pirate Party have no offices, they're always on the move, and defend one core idea: that Internet file-sharing should be made entirely legal. The party took more than seven percent of the vote in last year's European election, and is now aiming to enter the Swedish parliament, where it hopes to become kingmaker.Duration: 02:21
published: 26 Mar 2010
Hacker Wins Election As Pirate Party Leader | Freethink Coded
In the wake of the Panama Papers hacking scandal, computer programmer Smári McCarthy decided he needed to apply his "hacking for good" philosophy to politics. As a member of the Pirate Party - a political party formed around the concept of extreme transparency - Smári was elected to Parliament in Iceland and is trying to use a hacker mindset to improve his country and the world. In this episode of Coded, Smári McCarthy is interviewed by Freethink about how hacking can improve government in Iceland - and worldwide.
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published: 12 Dec 2017
Making Europe democratic - pt. 1 - the Pirate Party
In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this first part we discuss the Pirate Party.
For part 2 on Diem25 click here: https://youtu.be/X5ZfvO68mbM?t=92
For part 3 on Volt click here: https://youtu.be/N8TwSQmw78M?t=92
Website of the Pirate Parties International: https://pp-international.net/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: democratise Europe
0:57 The Disrupters
1:32 the Pirate Party
———————————————————
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With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We make videos on little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones, ranging from current affairs like the European Union, to historic events like the Tulip Mania, and even mythological ...
published: 25 Aug 2021
The Pirate Party - the politics of protest: Rick Falkvinge at TEDxObserver
Rick Falkvinge
Political evangelist
In 2006, Rick Falkvinge, a Swedish software entrepreneur, founded a new political party centred around the subjects of file sharing, copyright and patents. He called it the Pirate Party and it rose to prominence after a government crackdown on the file-sharing site, the Pirate Bay. Since then, the Pirate Party has swept Europe and beyond to become an international political movement, active in 40 different countries with representation in the European parliament.
In Sweden, it's the largest party for voters under the age of 30 with 25% of the vote, and in September 2011, the German Pirate Party won an unprecedented 8.9 per cent of the vote and now has several members in the Berlin state parliament. Focused on the subjects of government transparency, int...
published: 21 Mar 2012
The Pirate Party - Storming their First Regional Parliament | People & Politics
Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin state parliament, capturing an astonishing 9% of the vote. We accompany the young politicians as they ride the wave of success, and compare their breakthrough with that of the Greens some three decades ago.
published: 23 Sep 2011
InterCon House of DAOs: Swedish Pirate Party Seth Goldfarb
InterCon was an awesome Web3 convention that happened entirely in Cyberspace, VR, Web conference, and Youtube! The MetaGame helped deliver talk to help stimulate your mind and empower the web wise about other people's great projects! Seth tells us important lessons from the Swedish Pirate Party!! Set at the very beginning of the covid outbreak - as a reaction to it & featuring over 60 speakers; InterCon was the first virtual conference in the Ethereum space.
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published: 16 Mar 2020
Elizabeth May - Green Party vs Pirate Party
I had a brief opportunity to ask Elizabeth May, the leader of Canadian Green Party, her thoughts on the Pirate Party's recent success in Sweden, and what that might mean to Canadians. Covered for http://r4nt.com Magazine.
published: 03 Jul 2009
Pirate party launches manifesto
The UK Pirate party has launched an election manifesto calling for file-sharing to be legalised and for all BBC content to be placed in the public domain.
The party, which only formed last year, plans to field two candidates in this year's general election. Last year its Swedish branch won two seats in the European Parliament.
Claiming to be neither a party of the left nor the right it says its core focus is copyright reform, privacy protection and freedom of speech.
The party's manifesto declared that people should have the right to share files as long as money doesn't change hands and that it would make the BBC release all of its output under a Creative Commons licence.
Other measures would include compensation for internet speeds less than those advertised and warning labels on ...
August 2009
The Pirate Party is now Swedens third largest political party with the biggest youth membership. Committed to reforming laws on copyright and pat...
August 2009
The Pirate Party is now Swedens third largest political party with the biggest youth membership. Committed to reforming laws on copyright and patents, theyre fighting increasing government surveillance.
When the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay were charged with aiding copyright infringement, The Pirate Party once again found themselves in the spotlight. The Partys steadily growing membership, suddenly rocketed. When they wanted to turn off Internet sharing, I was so angry, I had to do something explains young pirate Snild Dolkow. The Pirate Party aims to loosen the stranglehold the law has on intellectual property and inspire innovation and culture. But for those fighting against the Pirates, they believe theyre protecting the original creators. It is about the protection of professional content, without which there is nothing.
August 2009
The Pirate Party is now Swedens third largest political party with the biggest youth membership. Committed to reforming laws on copyright and patents, theyre fighting increasing government surveillance.
When the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay were charged with aiding copyright infringement, The Pirate Party once again found themselves in the spotlight. The Partys steadily growing membership, suddenly rocketed. When they wanted to turn off Internet sharing, I was so angry, I had to do something explains young pirate Snild Dolkow. The Pirate Party aims to loosen the stranglehold the law has on intellectual property and inspire innovation and culture. But for those fighting against the Pirates, they believe theyre protecting the original creators. It is about the protection of professional content, without which there is nothing.
The activists in Sweden's Pirate Party have no offices, they're always on the move, and defend one core idea: that Internet file-sharing should be made entirely...
The activists in Sweden's Pirate Party have no offices, they're always on the move, and defend one core idea: that Internet file-sharing should be made entirely legal. The party took more than seven percent of the vote in last year's European election, and is now aiming to enter the Swedish parliament, where it hopes to become kingmaker.Duration: 02:21
The activists in Sweden's Pirate Party have no offices, they're always on the move, and defend one core idea: that Internet file-sharing should be made entirely legal. The party took more than seven percent of the vote in last year's European election, and is now aiming to enter the Swedish parliament, where it hopes to become kingmaker.Duration: 02:21
In the wake of the Panama Papers hacking scandal, computer programmer Smári McCarthy decided he needed to apply his "hacking for good" philosophy to politics. A...
In the wake of the Panama Papers hacking scandal, computer programmer Smári McCarthy decided he needed to apply his "hacking for good" philosophy to politics. As a member of the Pirate Party - a political party formed around the concept of extreme transparency - Smári was elected to Parliament in Iceland and is trying to use a hacker mindset to improve his country and the world. In this episode of Coded, Smári McCarthy is interviewed by Freethink about how hacking can improve government in Iceland - and worldwide.
For more stories profiling pioneers of science and tech innovation, subscribe to Freethink at https://www.youtube.com/freethinkmedia
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Website: http://www.freethinkmedia.com
In the wake of the Panama Papers hacking scandal, computer programmer Smári McCarthy decided he needed to apply his "hacking for good" philosophy to politics. As a member of the Pirate Party - a political party formed around the concept of extreme transparency - Smári was elected to Parliament in Iceland and is trying to use a hacker mindset to improve his country and the world. In this episode of Coded, Smári McCarthy is interviewed by Freethink about how hacking can improve government in Iceland - and worldwide.
For more stories profiling pioneers of science and tech innovation, subscribe to Freethink at https://www.youtube.com/freethinkmedia
And follow Freethink across other platforms here:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkmedia
Website: http://www.freethinkmedia.com
In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this first part we discuss the...
In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this first part we discuss the Pirate Party.
For part 2 on Diem25 click here: https://youtu.be/X5ZfvO68mbM?t=92
For part 3 on Volt click here: https://youtu.be/N8TwSQmw78M?t=92
Website of the Pirate Parties International: https://pp-international.net/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: democratise Europe
0:57 The Disrupters
1:32 the Pirate Party
———————————————————
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/Ciceroni
With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We make videos on little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones, ranging from current affairs like the European Union, to historic events like the Tulip Mania, and even mythological stories like those of the Greek Gods. In all these videos we strive to present the subjects in a objective manner and within their complex context.
In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this first part we discuss the Pirate Party.
For part 2 on Diem25 click here: https://youtu.be/X5ZfvO68mbM?t=92
For part 3 on Volt click here: https://youtu.be/N8TwSQmw78M?t=92
Website of the Pirate Parties International: https://pp-international.net/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: democratise Europe
0:57 The Disrupters
1:32 the Pirate Party
———————————————————
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/Ciceroni
With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We make videos on little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones, ranging from current affairs like the European Union, to historic events like the Tulip Mania, and even mythological stories like those of the Greek Gods. In all these videos we strive to present the subjects in a objective manner and within their complex context.
Rick Falkvinge
Political evangelist
In 2006, Rick Falkvinge, a Swedish software entrepreneur, founded a new political party centred around the subjects of file...
Rick Falkvinge
Political evangelist
In 2006, Rick Falkvinge, a Swedish software entrepreneur, founded a new political party centred around the subjects of file sharing, copyright and patents. He called it the Pirate Party and it rose to prominence after a government crackdown on the file-sharing site, the Pirate Bay. Since then, the Pirate Party has swept Europe and beyond to become an international political movement, active in 40 different countries with representation in the European parliament.
In Sweden, it's the largest party for voters under the age of 30 with 25% of the vote, and in September 2011, the German Pirate Party won an unprecedented 8.9 per cent of the vote and now has several members in the Berlin state parliament. Focused on the subjects of government transparency, internet privacy and copyright law, the Pirate Party hosts Wikileaks on its servers and uses new technology to leverage political power in new and interesting ways. In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine called Falkvinge one of the top 100 global thinkers.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Rick Falkvinge
Political evangelist
In 2006, Rick Falkvinge, a Swedish software entrepreneur, founded a new political party centred around the subjects of file sharing, copyright and patents. He called it the Pirate Party and it rose to prominence after a government crackdown on the file-sharing site, the Pirate Bay. Since then, the Pirate Party has swept Europe and beyond to become an international political movement, active in 40 different countries with representation in the European parliament.
In Sweden, it's the largest party for voters under the age of 30 with 25% of the vote, and in September 2011, the German Pirate Party won an unprecedented 8.9 per cent of the vote and now has several members in the Berlin state parliament. Focused on the subjects of government transparency, internet privacy and copyright law, the Pirate Party hosts Wikileaks on its servers and uses new technology to leverage political power in new and interesting ways. In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine called Falkvinge one of the top 100 global thinkers.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin sta...
Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin state parliament, capturing an astonishing 9% of the vote. We accompany the young politicians as they ride the wave of success, and compare their breakthrough with that of the Greens some three decades ago.
Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin state parliament, capturing an astonishing 9% of the vote. We accompany the young politicians as they ride the wave of success, and compare their breakthrough with that of the Greens some three decades ago.
InterCon was an awesome Web3 convention that happened entirely in Cyberspace, VR, Web conference, and Youtube! The MetaGame helped deliver talk to help stimulat...
InterCon was an awesome Web3 convention that happened entirely in Cyberspace, VR, Web conference, and Youtube! The MetaGame helped deliver talk to help stimulate your mind and empower the web wise about other people's great projects! Seth tells us important lessons from the Swedish Pirate Party!! Set at the very beginning of the covid outbreak - as a reaction to it & featuring over 60 speakers; InterCon was the first virtual conference in the Ethereum space.
Follow - @GoldenChaosGod (Seth Goldfarb)
Octo up! 🐙 Rewatch all the #Meta sessions here 👀: https://tinyurl.com/y9876zcu
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InterCon was an awesome Web3 convention that happened entirely in Cyberspace, VR, Web conference, and Youtube! The MetaGame helped deliver talk to help stimulate your mind and empower the web wise about other people's great projects! Seth tells us important lessons from the Swedish Pirate Party!! Set at the very beginning of the covid outbreak - as a reaction to it & featuring over 60 speakers; InterCon was the first virtual conference in the Ethereum space.
Follow - @GoldenChaosGod (Seth Goldfarb)
Octo up! 🐙 Rewatch all the #Meta sessions here 👀: https://tinyurl.com/y9876zcu
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I had a brief opportunity to ask Elizabeth May, the leader of Canadian Green Party, her thoughts on the Pirate Party's recent success in Sweden, and what that m...
I had a brief opportunity to ask Elizabeth May, the leader of Canadian Green Party, her thoughts on the Pirate Party's recent success in Sweden, and what that might mean to Canadians. Covered for http://r4nt.com Magazine.
I had a brief opportunity to ask Elizabeth May, the leader of Canadian Green Party, her thoughts on the Pirate Party's recent success in Sweden, and what that might mean to Canadians. Covered for http://r4nt.com Magazine.
The UK Pirate party has launched an election manifesto calling for file-sharing to be legalised and for all BBC content to be placed in the public domain.
The...
The UK Pirate party has launched an election manifesto calling for file-sharing to be legalised and for all BBC content to be placed in the public domain.
The party, which only formed last year, plans to field two candidates in this year's general election. Last year its Swedish branch won two seats in the European Parliament.
Claiming to be neither a party of the left nor the right it says its core focus is copyright reform, privacy protection and freedom of speech.
The party's manifesto declared that people should have the right to share files as long as money doesn't change hands and that it would make the BBC release all of its output under a Creative Commons licence.
Other measures would include compensation for internet speeds less than those advertised and warning labels on products containing DRM protected content.
The UK Pirate party has launched an election manifesto calling for file-sharing to be legalised and for all BBC content to be placed in the public domain.
The party, which only formed last year, plans to field two candidates in this year's general election. Last year its Swedish branch won two seats in the European Parliament.
Claiming to be neither a party of the left nor the right it says its core focus is copyright reform, privacy protection and freedom of speech.
The party's manifesto declared that people should have the right to share files as long as money doesn't change hands and that it would make the BBC release all of its output under a Creative Commons licence.
Other measures would include compensation for internet speeds less than those advertised and warning labels on products containing DRM protected content.
August 2009
The Pirate Party is now Swedens third largest political party with the biggest youth membership. Committed to reforming laws on copyright and patents, theyre fighting increasing government surveillance.
When the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay were charged with aiding copyright infringement, The Pirate Party once again found themselves in the spotlight. The Partys steadily growing membership, suddenly rocketed. When they wanted to turn off Internet sharing, I was so angry, I had to do something explains young pirate Snild Dolkow. The Pirate Party aims to loosen the stranglehold the law has on intellectual property and inspire innovation and culture. But for those fighting against the Pirates, they believe theyre protecting the original creators. It is about the protection of professional content, without which there is nothing.
The activists in Sweden's Pirate Party have no offices, they're always on the move, and defend one core idea: that Internet file-sharing should be made entirely legal. The party took more than seven percent of the vote in last year's European election, and is now aiming to enter the Swedish parliament, where it hopes to become kingmaker.Duration: 02:21
In the wake of the Panama Papers hacking scandal, computer programmer Smári McCarthy decided he needed to apply his "hacking for good" philosophy to politics. As a member of the Pirate Party - a political party formed around the concept of extreme transparency - Smári was elected to Parliament in Iceland and is trying to use a hacker mindset to improve his country and the world. In this episode of Coded, Smári McCarthy is interviewed by Freethink about how hacking can improve government in Iceland - and worldwide.
For more stories profiling pioneers of science and tech innovation, subscribe to Freethink at https://www.youtube.com/freethinkmedia
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Website: http://www.freethinkmedia.com
In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this first part we discuss the Pirate Party.
For part 2 on Diem25 click here: https://youtu.be/X5ZfvO68mbM?t=92
For part 3 on Volt click here: https://youtu.be/N8TwSQmw78M?t=92
Website of the Pirate Parties International: https://pp-international.net/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: democratise Europe
0:57 The Disrupters
1:32 the Pirate Party
———————————————————
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/Ciceroni
With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We make videos on little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones, ranging from current affairs like the European Union, to historic events like the Tulip Mania, and even mythological stories like those of the Greek Gods. In all these videos we strive to present the subjects in a objective manner and within their complex context.
Rick Falkvinge
Political evangelist
In 2006, Rick Falkvinge, a Swedish software entrepreneur, founded a new political party centred around the subjects of file sharing, copyright and patents. He called it the Pirate Party and it rose to prominence after a government crackdown on the file-sharing site, the Pirate Bay. Since then, the Pirate Party has swept Europe and beyond to become an international political movement, active in 40 different countries with representation in the European parliament.
In Sweden, it's the largest party for voters under the age of 30 with 25% of the vote, and in September 2011, the German Pirate Party won an unprecedented 8.9 per cent of the vote and now has several members in the Berlin state parliament. Focused on the subjects of government transparency, internet privacy and copyright law, the Pirate Party hosts Wikileaks on its servers and uses new technology to leverage political power in new and interesting ways. In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine called Falkvinge one of the top 100 global thinkers.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin state parliament, capturing an astonishing 9% of the vote. We accompany the young politicians as they ride the wave of success, and compare their breakthrough with that of the Greens some three decades ago.
InterCon was an awesome Web3 convention that happened entirely in Cyberspace, VR, Web conference, and Youtube! The MetaGame helped deliver talk to help stimulate your mind and empower the web wise about other people's great projects! Seth tells us important lessons from the Swedish Pirate Party!! Set at the very beginning of the covid outbreak - as a reaction to it & featuring over 60 speakers; InterCon was the first virtual conference in the Ethereum space.
Follow - @GoldenChaosGod (Seth Goldfarb)
Octo up! 🐙 Rewatch all the #Meta sessions here 👀: https://tinyurl.com/y9876zcu
Looking for some game-changing DAO collaboration? We have you covered!: https://discord.gg/dBnCwbk5g9 👈
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🎡 Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/dBnCwbk5g9
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#metagame #web3 #community #thecommons #crypto #publicgoods #dao
I had a brief opportunity to ask Elizabeth May, the leader of Canadian Green Party, her thoughts on the Pirate Party's recent success in Sweden, and what that might mean to Canadians. Covered for http://r4nt.com Magazine.
The UK Pirate party has launched an election manifesto calling for file-sharing to be legalised and for all BBC content to be placed in the public domain.
The party, which only formed last year, plans to field two candidates in this year's general election. Last year its Swedish branch won two seats in the European Parliament.
Claiming to be neither a party of the left nor the right it says its core focus is copyright reform, privacy protection and freedom of speech.
The party's manifesto declared that people should have the right to share files as long as money doesn't change hands and that it would make the BBC release all of its output under a Creative Commons licence.
Other measures would include compensation for internet speeds less than those advertised and warning labels on products containing DRM protected content.
The Pirate Party was initially formed to reform laws regarding copyright and patents. The party agenda includes support for strengthening the individual's right to privacy, both on the Internet and in everyday life, and the transparency of state administration. The Pirate Party has intentionally chosen to be bloc independent of the traditional left-right scale to pursue their political agenda with all mainstream parties. The party originally stayed neutral on other matters, but started broadening into other political areas in 2012.
The Pirate Party participated in the 2006 Riksdag elections and gained 0.63% of the votes, making them the third largest party outside parliament. In terms of membership, it passed the Green Party in December 2008, the Left Party in February 2009, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats in April 2009, and the Centre Party in May 2009, making it, for the time being, the third largest political party in Sweden by membership. The Pirate Party's associated youth organisation, Young Pirate (Swedish:Ung Pirat), was, for a part of 2009 and 2010, the largest political youth organisation in Sweden by membership count.
Elsewhere, establishment parties in The Netherlands and Sweden have found ways to involve far-Right pirates in government, while maintaining an appearance of exclusion ... The Sweden Democrats are ...