UK Officially Recognizes the Pirate Party

"The UK Pirate Party wants to reform copyright and patent laws, abolish the surveillance state and increase our freedom of speech, and it's just been recognized as a political party. In this interview with PC Pro, UK Pirate Party leader Andrew Robinson explains how he's planning to shake up the political landscape. 'What we really want to do is raise awareness, so that the other parties say "bloody hell, they've got seven million votes this time out," or one million votes, or enough votes to make them care and seriously think about these issues.'"

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Comment by Captain Brianna the Oblivious on August 13, 2009 at 12:58pm

Just heard from a friend who lives in Finland now ... the Pirate Party started in Sweden, and was in the news in June when a Pirate won a seat in the EU. Dare I say "w00t"?