The success last year of the Swedish Pirate Party in the European Parliament elections was considered a bit of a fluke by some. However when the votes were in, Christian Engström and Amelia Andersdotter were elected MEPs after the party collected over 7% of the vote. While Ms Andersdotter isn’t seated yet (as one of the [...]
Following an official press release recently that the Pirate Party of Australia is now accepting members, a scathing editorial was written in the Sydney Morning Herald. Such a response was expected, but this tone usually changes when they receive support from thousands of followers.
Elements of the new election manifesto of Sweden’s Left Party bare a striking resemblance to those of the Pirate Party, but meet with approval from Rick Falkvinge.
Following pressure from the music industry, Ireland’s largest Internet provider Eircom announced that it would start blocking customers access to The Pirate Bay in September. Censorship or a good way to prevent copyright infringement?
The Pirate Party of Finland have just informed FreakBits that today they have been added to the official party registry. They will focus on protecting civil rights and expanding freedom of information.
The Swedish Pirate Party has won a seat at the European Parliament two months ago, and they are now preparing for the Swedish general election that will be held on September 19, 2010. A new campaign video is receiving rave reviews on Youtube.
