#ppint

Fascinating keynote speech by @birgittaj for the @piratepartyau #piratecon2014 http://t.co/jijeM1DhCv #IP #law

An excellent description of Net Neutrality: http://t.co/FJOlvAVQio #ppint #NetNeutrality

#Sweden's Pirate Party politician Amelia Anderstotter talks internet freedom & tech advocacy @teirdes @piratpartiet https://t.co/eNYPHFSnPN

We were all so cheerful when two years ago the European Parliament rejected ACTA. But the lobby machine never rests, the big corporations will use every opportunity to slip the same provisions into any international treaty that our governments sign.

And they will add new stuff if possible, such as Investor State Dispute Settlement [ISDS]. There are abundant examples of how it works – from the law suit that Philip Morris brought against the Australian government for introducing health warnings on cigarettes packaging to Eli Lilly suing Canada for rejecting a patent claim to the exorbitant legal costs that states face when sued.

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We are afraid that the governments are keen to grant privileges to companies from abroad in exchange for privileges for their domestic companies forgetting about the costs to the societies on both sides of the Atlantic. In particular we are afraid that:

 the ‘free flow of data’ between USA and Europe will mean a way to get around our privacy rights.

 the treaty will grant additional copyright related monopolies (like broadcaster rights or protection of medical trial data or protection of fashion design).

 it will make all existing intellectual monopolies even harder to reform – because any change would require a change in an international treaty.

 it will force states to water down their current consumer and environmental protections and make it much harder to introduce new ones

 ISDS mechanism will add additional mechanisms to pressure countries for stricter intellectual monopoly protection.

 ISDS can block countries from requiring Free Software licenses in public procurement.

European Pirates Have a Board With Amelia at Head 

On 20-21 March 2014 nearly 400 Pirates gathered in the European Parliament in Brussels. Their goal was to create European Pirate Party #PPEU and bond together closer.

Keynote of #PPEU Conference in Brussels (2014/03/20) with @teirdes, @anked, @senficon and @falkvinge. http://t.co/Sr4eQDVCgD

Pirates in the Netherlands prepare for local elections -- http://piratetimes.net/pirates-in-the-netherlands-prepare-for-local-elections/

What is the most important campaign issue for the Pirate Party in Amsterdam?

A free city, where you can do as you please, as long you are not a nuisance to others without being spied upon, with a transparent city council and more participation for the people of Amsterdam. To be more concrete: away with patronizing night life rules, limit camera surveillance and preventive body searches, experiment with citizens forums and e-democracy, a transparent city administration.

#exile6e "A Lille bit about internet" S05E04

an #exile6e debrief from @FIC_fr and @FIC_Obs about an EU industrial policy in network security https://t.co/Sd9HLX3N4j #ficforum