Post Tagged with: "pirate party"

Pirate Party MEP on Copyright and Online Freedoms

Pirate Party MEP Christian Engström has an op-ed in the Financial Times on how copyright laws now threaten online freedoms.

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July 8, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Press on a Canadian Pirate Party

With the Pirate Party popularity spreading in Europe, the Canadian Press covers attempts to establish a similar party in Canada.

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June 30, 2009 6 comments News

Tossell Returns With Pirate Party Piece

Ivor Tossell has returned to the Globe and Mail with an article on the Pirate Party success along with a podcast interview with Christian Engström, the party's new Member of the European Parliament.

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June 11, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Pirate Party Success in European Parliament Elections

The Pirate Party, which is focused on digital rights, has enjoyed great success in today's European Parliament elections.  The big news is that the Swedish Pirate Party won 7.1 percent of the national vote, good for at least one seat in the European Parliament (and possibly two seats).  By comparison, […]

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June 7, 2009 9 comments News

Swedish Poll Show Pirate Party With Five Percent National Support

A new Swedish political poll shows the Pirate Party with 5.1 percent support, enough to garner seats in the June European elections.  The party won 0.6 percent support in the 2006 elections. The party ranks second nationally among those aged 18 – 29 and fourth in the 30 – 44 […]

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April 30, 2009 Comments are Disabled News