Archive for May, 2009
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
This close to the election, we're seeing a sample of what the copyright lobby wants. Today, the HADOPI Act passed in the French Parliament.
HADOPI is intended to "protect artists against file sharing." It involves:
People may have their Internet shut off without a court order for three allegations (!) by large ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, Copyright, EU Elections, Managing Pirates | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
As an EU candidate, I have received a questionnaire, just like MMN-o did. Here are the answers I gave:
1. Do you think that copyright protections for artists, musicians, and performing arts should be extended so that these people get paid for the rest of their lives?
No. The purpose of copyright ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, Copyright, EU Elections | No Comments »
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Approximately a week ago, Piratpartiet were in EU Profile with our answers. See the EU Profiler Page on the Pirate Party, which details how we responded to EU Profiler's survey. Yamiko did the test on May 4th, and were were among the recommended party options.
Now, Aftonbladet launched its own version ...
Posted in Corruption, EU Elections | 1 Comment »