thepirateparty.com

We in The Pirate Party think that the internet is the best thing that ever happened to democracy, communication and culture since the printing press. We pay our bills and we communicate confidentially with friends, doctors, lawyers and journalists. We book travel, read news, blog, file share, and develop a rich participatory culture in which we build on each others' work.

It is important to retain the right to privacy and the right to communicate freely via e-mail, telephone or letter. It should feel safe to use the internet. Therefore, the State should not to infringe on our privacy and hunt an entire generation. Internet should rather secure a balanced copyright system that allows people to take part in culture.

Unlike the parties in power in the EU and US today, we will not give our support to proposals that are designed to increase government interference in our private lives. We alone put copyright and patent law as the focus of our party.

Read our Policy Overview

Originally in Swedish at Piratpartiet.se*, Translated by Brent Blazek

*NB: This site borrows heavily from the Swedish Pirate Party, piratpartiet.se. As the most active and politically relevant Pirate Party, Piratpartiet ideas and writings should be made available to the international community. The goals of this website are (1) translate piratpartiet.se into English and (2) provide our own original content on a broad international forum.