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House Passes CISPA, Tell Senate to Save Your Privacy!
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by a vote of 248 to 168. Unfortunately, which of the Massachusetts delegation voted for CISPA is unknown, though Congressmen Markey and Olver have come out … Continue reading
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May 12th Free Film Fest Schedule
While we are a bit preoccupied with stopping the CISPA spy bill (more on that in the next blog post), we finalized the schedule for our May 12th Free Open Film Fest. Please spread the word about it. We will … Continue reading
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The Party of Open?
We recently started a discussion about how we can better communicate our positions and goals. David Hardwick suggested that we be the party of open, namely: Open Government – increased government transparency and accountability Open Culture – limited copyrights & … Continue reading
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Conference Slides Decks Posted
Thanks to everyone who attended our conference, especially the speakers and volunteers. A number of speakers gave permission for us to post the slides of their talks (pdf): Kopimism by Lauren Pespisa Stranger Danger by Conor Sherman Patents Upending by … Continue reading
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A Treat on New Years: Video of Gregory Engel’s Talk
A treat for New Years 2012! Erik Zoltan posted the video we took of Gregory Engel’s talk at Tufts University. Mr. Engels is the German Pirate Party’s International Coordinator, parliamentary group leader on the Offenbach am Main city council and founding co-chairman of the … Continue reading
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IRC meeting moving to Thursday this week
We are moving the IRC meeting to this Thursday, December 29th. It will still be at 9:30pm. Talk with you then! Tweet
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Tell the House: Don’t Censor the Net!
The House of Representatives will start considering changes to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Thursday.and may vote to approve it soon after. Like the Senate bills, PIPA and CSFA, SOPA would create a variety of ways for corporations … Continue reading
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Pirate Party Holds Rally to tell Senators Brown and Kerry: Don’t Censor the Net!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: James O’Keefe, 617-447-0210 PIRATE PARTY HOLDS RALLY TO TELL SENATORS BROWN AND KERRY: DON’T CENSOR THE NET! Boston, MA, December 6th, 2011 – At noon today, supporters of Internet freedom will tell Senators … Continue reading
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RELEASED: Dec. 6th Rally Posters
Through the effort of Jeanne, Clay and Henry, we have the following posters ready for you to download and put up in your community. An hour with a bunch of these, a staple gun or clear plastic packing tape will … Continue reading
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RELEASED: Information Packet for Senators Regarding PIPA and CFSA
We just released our Information Packet for Senators Regarding PIPA and CFSA, two bills before the US Senate that would censor the Internet. We will be dropping these documents off to Senators Brown and Kerry at our Rally to Stop … Continue reading
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