It was the nightmare come true. An unscrupulous VPN provider that happily handed over identifying information to law enforcement, providing a cold-shower reminder that…
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Those Who Can Dictate Truth From Lies, Dictate Everything
When looking at history, those who have been able to dictate truth from lies have always climbed to and stayed in power. That is…
Read MorePirates Can't Immunize Parliament Against All Corporate Lobbying — But Against Some
Sometimes, I see people who think that Pirate Parties getting into parliament will make corporate lobbying impossible. I don’t think that’s true. But it…
Read MoreThis Is What Success Looks Like
Just having come back to Stockholm from Berlin and the celebrations of Piratenpartei’s great result in Germany (which the New York Times correctly quoted…
Read MoreIt Takes A Team And A Coach
While the sun rises over Europe and pirates everywhere awake to the wonderful news that we have once again shown the world we are…
Read MorePirate Party of Berlin WINS, Enters Parliament
Today, the Pirate Party in Berlin fullfilled its promise and got into Parliament. As of this writing, the vote looks like a stunning nine…
Read MoreThis is What Democracy Looks Like
On the day the occupation of Wall Street began, one chant from the crowd stood out for me: “This is what democracy looks like!”…
Read MoreEnroute To Piratenpartei's Victory Night
I’m currently at Stockholm Arlanda airport, terminal 2, having breakfast in a bar. I really like airports. Perhaps that’s a stroke of luck, given…
Read MoreOur Laws Are A Carefully Constructed Set Of Checks And Balances — And The Copyright Industry Fights To Bypass Them All
Just because you have a right, it doesn’t automatically mean you also have a right to have it enforced. Our laws are a complicated…
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Another 59 Defenders Of Copyright Monopoly And Locked-Down Society Just Lost Their Jobs
Good News, Everyone! Yesterday, there were local elections in the German country of Niedersachsen, and 59 56 (fifty-six) seats were captured by the German…
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