Happy Public Domain Day, 2021! (January 1, 2021)
For the 3rd year in a row, new works will enter the public domain in the United States. Works created in 1925 or…
Category: Copyright
Today is Intl. Day Against DRM! (December 4, 2020)
The International Day Against DRM is today. Our latest Pirate News talks about Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and why it harms people and the…
Pirate News: Day Against DRM #idad (November 30, 2020)
The latest news from a pirate perspective. This week we talk about Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and why it harms people and the…
No IRC Meeting Tonight (November 25, 2020)
Since tomorrow is Turkey day, I am canceling tonight’s IRC meeting. We hope you are able to gather with your immediate family and…
EU Article 13: one year later (April 1, 2020)
In this recent video, Dr. Patrick Breyer, Member of the European Parliament of the Pirate Party Germany, talks about where we are a…
Tell Senators Warren and Markey to put a hold on the CASE Act! (August 12, 2019)
Thankfully, we haven’t seen any advance in the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act) since the Senate Judiciary Committee voted it out…
Say No to the CASE Act! (July 26, 2019)
On July 18th, the Senate Judiciary Committee marked up and voted out of committee the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act).…
Pirate News: Face Recognition, Equifax Settlement and More (July 22, 2019)
Captain James, Quartermaster Joe, First Officer Steve and Activism Director Sam have a free flowing discussion of the latest news including: Orlando police…
#VotePirate in the European Parliament Elections! (May 23, 2019)
Today the European Parliamentary elections start in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. They continue until Sunday, the 26th in sixteen member states.…
Pirate News: Running for elected office (March 6, 2019)
Our newest Pirate News is up: In this Pirate News, Captain James, Quartermaster Joe and Activism Director Sam (Malt) talk about the latest…