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Pirate Party Pillages Private Papers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the information-wants-to-be-free dept.

David Crafti writes "Pirate Party Australia has made the move to host the recently leaked ACTA document in order to highlight the lack of government transparency in the negotiation process. We believe that the document is not under copyright, and we are not party to any NDAs, so there should be no restriction on us posting it. We would like to see what the government (any government) tries to do about it. If it turns out that there is some reason that we have to take it down, then we will, but if this happens, it will only validate the document's authenticity."

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  1. In other news... by Thelasko · · Score: 5, Funny

    Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

    That headline is a mouthful.

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    1. Re:In other news... by krou · · Score: 5, Funny

      If Peter's Pirate Party pillages a peck of private papers, how many private papers did Peter's Pirate Party pillage?

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    2. Re:In other news... by PeterBrett · · Score: 5, Funny

      All of them, yarr!

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    3. Re:In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Lighten up. Just because he plays the politics game doesn't mean he has to be a complete 'hole.

  2. Well Played by MonsterTrimble · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We would like to see what the government (any government) tries to do about it. If it turns out that there is some reason that we have to take it down, then we will, but if this happens, it will only validate the document's authenticity.

    We will post this to show what you guys are up to.
    If you try to get it taken down, it shows everything in the documentis true and real.

    That, my friends, is called a checkmate in my book.

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    I call it 'The Aristocrats'
  3. Public Domain NOW! by headkase · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The one issue that would make me vote for the Pirate Party when they come to my nation is that they platform on restoring an actual PUBLIC DOMAIN. None of this pretend public domain, if it doesn't expire in my lifetime there is no public domain - there is only lip-service. A period of say 20 years or so: imagine if you could go to any bittorrent site and download any movie, music, book, or software from 1990 or before? And that's not even whats important, whats important is derivative works: say a new movie based on Alien with actual alien characters, plot devices, and characters! These new works would then be eligible for their own copyright and with a well so deep to draw from you can imagine the explosion of works that would result from having a public domain! But of course, we have now, the content industry is hoarding every work to themselves in perpetuity stealing works that could have been right out from under our noses.

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    1. Re:Public Domain NOW! by headkase · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Do you think that in 3000AD I should not be able to say "Aliens!" because whether its a millennium from now or eighty more years I'm still equally dead. Copyright isn't about corporate welfare forever into the future, it's about giving incentive to create. The deal is that in exchange for your limited monopoly after that period it becomes public domain. It has been distorted so far out of line that the public domain has no real meaning anymore - without doing a benefit analysis anywhere along the way other than "more copyright is good!" I think that more culture outweighs more copyright - that's how we make other people more like us. They made their profit with their limited monopoly now they want to renege on the other side of the deal? That's theft. Funny content industry is doing exactly what they accuse others of doing.

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  4. But PPAU still need your membership! (it's FREE) by tick-tock-atona · · Score: 5, Informative

    Please, if you're an Australian citizen and are concerned at all about ACTA, the Australian internet filter, ridiculous software patents and Big Media's stranglehold on copyright laws then join the Pirate Party Australia!

    They only need a few more members to be able to officially register as a political party and it's now FREE TO JOIN! Just print out the form, sign it, scan/photograph it, email it in and be part of the solution.

  5. It's sad.... by ma1wrbu5tr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that world governments can't seem to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, or end the diamond trade related genocides in Africa, but let big business whine about "potentially lost profits" and it's "World Leaders To The Rescue" Da.. Da.. DAAAA! Fucking disgusting. Let's hope ACTA turns out better for the little guy than the US's InuranceCompanyCareReformBill.

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  6. It's [fairly] safe to join the Pirate Party by feepcreature · · Score: 5, Informative

    You're wrong! It's pretty safe to join, without making civilisation collapse.

    The Pirate Party isn't fighting for responsible copyright laws, they want to gut the whole thing.

    From the Aussie Pirate Party FAQ:

    What are your main policy areas?

    We aim to protect civil liberties and promote culture and innovation, primarily through... [various free speech, privacy and anti-censorship issues... ], and

            * Reforming the life + 70 years copyright length

            * Decriminalisation of non-commercial copyright infringement

    Do you support abolishing intellectual property entirely?

    No. We believe that the original goals of intellectual property protections, which are to promote creativity and invention, are reasonable. We don't believe that prosecuting non-commercial file sharers for copying a song from the 1940s is reasonable, however.

    Do you think that commercial copyright infringement or patent infringement is ok?

    No. Our position is that companies should pay for the use of copyrighted works and patented designs.

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  7. Re:Read into the record. by Christian+Engstrom · · Score: 5, Informative
    A MS Word version of (what I believe is) the same ACTA document can be found on my blog: Consolidated ACTA leak as Word document.

    I don't really think that any parliamentary immunity will be necessary in connection with spreading this document, but as a Member of the European Parliament I can confirm that I have it, in case it turns out to be useful.

    /Christian Engström
    Member of the European Parliament
    Piratpartiet (The Pirate Party), Sweden

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    Christian Engström, Former Member of the European Parliament 2009-2014 for The Pirate Party, Sweden