Sweden's freeweb Pirate Party captures seat in EU Parliament

[Carol]

http://af.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idAFTRE55623320090607

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Pirate Party, striking a chord with voters who want more free content on the Internet, won a seat in the European Parliament, early results showed on Sunday. The Pirate Party captured 7.1 percent of votes in Sweden in the Europe-wide ballot, enough to give it a single seat. The party wants to deregulate copyright, abolish the patent system and reduce surveillance on the Internet.

 

[arnisador]

Eh, this seems to me to be appealing to people's free lunch response...I dunno about this. No copyright? That's going to be problematic, even if the Internet is assaulting it daily.

 

[tellner]

Better the Pirate Party than the BNP which only allows pure Whites to join. They got two SS wannabees into the EP.

 

[arnisador]

Better the Pirate Party than the BNP which only allows pure Whites to join. They got two SS wannabees into the EP.

I hope "EP" means "Estonian prison" here.

 

[Empty Hands]

The Pirate Bay is the greatest website on the internet (sorry Bob).

 

[tellner]

I hope "EP" means "Estonian prison" here.

Sadly, no. It means "European Parliament"

 

[jarrod]

i thought an EP was one of those little albums bands put out when they can't write very many songs?

jf