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European Parliament Seat Captured By Sweden’s Pirate Party!
Written by OddCulture on June 8th, 2009 in Odd Culture.
Pirates in government!
Source: Reuters:
Sweden’s Pirate Party 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.
Pirate Party Logo
Previously an obscure group of single-issue activists, the party enjoyed a jump in popularity after the conviction in April of four men behind The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing website.
Despite the similar names, the party and the website are not linked. The party was founded in 2006. The Pirate Party will take up one of Sweden’s 18 seats in the 785-seat parliament.
Aaarrrrggggh!
