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Title: Surge in Pirate Party/Young Pirates membership after verdict Post by: Alex on April 18, 2009, 06:17:33 AM Surge in Pirate Party/Young Pirates membership after verdict
In just seven hours following the sentencing of the "Pirate Bay Four" earlier today, more than 3,000 people have joined the Piratpartiet, the "Pirate Party", one of the seven parties represented in the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament. The influx of new people make Piratpartiet larger in terms of membership than three of the other seven parties represented with parliamentary seats. According to their press release (translated by Google), Rick Falk Vinge, the party leader, states that the "ruling [against the Pirate Bay] means that our political work must now be stepped up. We want to ensure that the Pirate Bay activities - to link people and information - is clearly lawful. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/RMa4X4mic7E/surge-in-pirate-partyyoung-pirates-membership-after-verdict |