Pirate Party Invited To, Then Banned From Gaming Exhibition

esocid writes with this excerpt from TorrentFreak: "Despite having booked and paid for their booth at Gamex, Sweden's largest gaming exhibition, the Pirate Party have been excluded from the action this week. The party, who say they were nagged for 2 to 3 months to book for the event, were this week informed they were too controversial and no longer welcome. ... [Pirate Party leader Anna Troberg] says that after the sales people from the exhibition pursued the party for months to participate, they decided to book and pay for a booth. ... 'I thought it was a bit strange, but in the afternoon, the pieces fell into place when the fair manager, Bear Wengse, phoned me and kindly, but firmly, announced that the Pirate Party was no longer welcome at the fair.' Wengse informed Troberg that the exhibition is a meeting place and not a venue for political conflict and the party's presence could cause problems, particularly since some of their work "could be perceived as criminal."'"

Comments

Translation: "The developers when apeshit"

[elrous0]

Seriously, what trade show thought they would get away with a move that would piss off 90% of their exhibitors?

famous last words from the marketing manager:

[nimbius]

"hey guys! EA has a new game about pirates coming out, lets invite some pirate enthusiasts!!"