Monthly Archives: February 2012

Stop H.2842!

We sent the following testimony on H.2842, a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature.  We believe that H.2842 would hurt Massachusetts businesses, harm open source software and reduce competition in Massachusetts. Please tell the Joint Committee on the Judiciary that you … Continue reading

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Conference Schedule Available

You can preregister for the conference by making a  contribution of $5 or more. We have finished the conference schedule: Time Event 9:00am-9:45am Breakfast & Opening Session – Are you a Pirate? 9:45am-10:00am Fair Use for Activists (Chris Walsh) 10:00am-11:00am How … Continue reading

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Conference Movie Festival Moved to May 12th, Jared Ball to Speak

Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, we will have to end our March 10th conference at 6pm.  As such, we will not be able to show the open/public domain movies we had planned, unfortunately.  We will still have a showing of Your … Continue reading

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March 10th Conference Talk Lineup – Register Today

You can register by making a contribution of $5 or more. We are putting the finishing touches on the schedule for our March 10th Pirate Party conference, and we wanted to share what the talks will be. David House, a researcher at … Continue reading

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Help Stop the ACTA!

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a treaty that the US government worked on in secret with other countries to bring the US’ draconian copyright laws to other countries.  It will: lock us into obsolete copyright and patent laws; criminalize harmless remixes … Continue reading

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In-person meeting this Sunday, 2pm-4pm

It may be the Superbowl on Sunday, February 5th, but well before kick off, we will be holding our (generally) monthly in-person meeting. It will be at 25 Moore St. in Somerville and will run from 2-4pm.  We have posted … Continue reading

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