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03.
2019
Our newest Pirate News is up:
In this Pirate News, Captain James, Quartermaster Joe and Activism Director Sam (Malt) talk about the latest news of interest to Pirates:
Our upcoming meetups in Boston & Lowell
Pirate Council Nomination Open
Running for office in MA
The... Read more
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03.
2019
Our newest Pirate News is up:
Captain James, Quartermaster Joseph, Activism Director Sam (Malt) and Arlington Pirate Town Meeting member Steve talked about the latest news of interest to Pirates:
Petition to Implement a Moratorium on Arrests of Boston Sex Workers;
Kashmir Hill's artic... Read more →
10.
01.
2019
We have long opposed the Massachusetts Film Tax Credit. Two years ago we noted that in 2014, Hollywood took us for $64.5 million. In 2015, the cost in revenue was $72.5 million. The numbers are out for 2016 and we lost $88.8 million in revenue that year.
Giving money to Hollywood is bad enough. D... Read more →
1.
01.
2019
For the first time in 20 years, new works will enter the public domain in the United States. Copyrighted works entering the public domain were put on hold by the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, aka the the Mickey Mouse Protection Act, which extended the term of copyright from the life of the a... Read more →
26.
09.
2018
In the latest Pirate News, we discussed the EU vote to impose an upload filter and link tax. We also discuss Saturday's Party Conference.
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Further articles
Older articles
- The copyright censors won in the EU. But the fight continues 12.09.2018
- NAFTA 2.0 means we need our own #SaveYourInternet campaign 29.08.2018
- Help Stop the EU’s Link Tax and Internet Censorship Bill! 26.06.2018
- Stop the EU’s Link Tax and Internet Censorship Bill! 13.06.2018
- Congress trying to expand copyright on sound recordings 21.05.2018
- The Senate votes to censor the net 20.03.2018
- Digital Right of Repair Bills Still Need Your Help 12.10.2017
- Digital Right of Repair Bills Need Your Help 26.09.2017
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