Rise in popularity of the Pirate Party of Sweden after the sentence of The Pirate Bay
Translation of Ernesto's post on TorrentFreak.com
The support of the Pirate Party of Sweden has been growing steadily since the Swedish government began to tighten the legislation related to copyright protection. The number of its members has already exceeded the number of members of the well-known Green Party, and more than half of the Swedes before the age of 30 intend to cast their vote for it in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament, which will be held this year.
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Sentence in the case of The Pirate Bay only strengthened the sympathy for the site. Many were shocked by the severity of the sentence and protests will be held in Stockholm on April 18.
These attitudes seem to be caused by the fact that people realize that the current situation should be changed - which is reflected in the increase in the number of Pirate Parties. Over the past few hours, more than 3,000 people have applied to join the party, so the number of its members has grown from less than 15 thousand to more than 18 thousand.
“We outnumbered the other party in the Parliament, and now we are the fifth in terms of the number of members, and our youth branch seems to be in the first place,” the leader of the Pirate Party of Sweden, Rick Falkvinge, told TorrentFreak website.
Christian Engström, the deputy chairman of the PPSh, remarked that the verdict is their lucky ticket to the European Parliament. The party needs 100 thousand votes in the upcoming elections to get a seat in the Parliament, and after today this goal seems realistic.
The Pirate Party is the strongest advocate for the reform of existing copyright laws, and its leader, Rick Falkvinge, said earlier that their goal is to “shake up the politicized world of copyright in its very center.”
This is what the Pirate Party of Sweden counts:
Note translator. April 18, 15:00 CET - already more than 21 thousand
The sentence imposed by The Pirate Bay, is actively condemned by the Swedes, even protests are planned. The negative attitude towards the court decision is widespread, as partly evidenced by the increase in the number of members of the Swedish Pirate Party. Within hours of sentencing, it grew by 20%, while the number of party members is growing by the minute.
The support of the Pirate Party of Sweden has been growing steadily since the Swedish government began to tighten the legislation related to copyright protection. The number of its members has already exceeded the number of members of the well-known Green Party, and more than half of the Swedes before the age of 30 intend to cast their vote for it in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament, which will be held this year.
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Sentence in the case of The Pirate Bay only strengthened the sympathy for the site. Many were shocked by the severity of the sentence and protests will be held in Stockholm on April 18.
These attitudes seem to be caused by the fact that people realize that the current situation should be changed - which is reflected in the increase in the number of Pirate Parties. Over the past few hours, more than 3,000 people have applied to join the party, so the number of its members has grown from less than 15 thousand to more than 18 thousand.
“We outnumbered the other party in the Parliament, and now we are the fifth in terms of the number of members, and our youth branch seems to be in the first place,” the leader of the Pirate Party of Sweden, Rick Falkvinge, told TorrentFreak website.
Christian Engström, the deputy chairman of the PPSh, remarked that the verdict is their lucky ticket to the European Parliament. The party needs 100 thousand votes in the upcoming elections to get a seat in the Parliament, and after today this goal seems realistic.
The Pirate Party is the strongest advocate for the reform of existing copyright laws, and its leader, Rick Falkvinge, said earlier that their goal is to “shake up the politicized world of copyright in its very center.”
This is what the Pirate Party of Sweden counts:
Note translator. April 18, 15:00 CET - already more than 21 thousand
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/57599/
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