March 12, 2010
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Swedish anti-piracy law keeps downloaders on the defensive
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Aug 09
Four months after Sweden implemented a new law to crack down on internet piracy, the AFP’s Marc Preel discovers that the debate continues about the measure’s long-term implications for file sharers and copyright holders alike.
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'EU Big Brother planning to watch you more closely'
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Jul 09
The European Union's wide-ranging Stockholm Programme risks further damaging citizens' hard earned privacy rights, argues Pirate Party member and libertarian commentator Henrik Alexandersson.
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No retrial in Pirate Bay case
Science & Technology: 25 Jun 09
Sweden's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the judge in the high profile Pirate Bay case was not biased, as has been claimed by lawyers representing the men behind the popular file sharing site.
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Pirate Party to sit with Greens in European Parliament
Politics: 25 Jun 09
Sweden’s Pirate Party has ended speculation about its political priorities by announcing that its newly elected member of the European Parliament plans to join the legislative body’s Greens/European Free Alliance parliamentary group.
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Sweden's political pirates signal internet's election power
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel
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Svensson and Corazza Bildt set to stage election upset
Politics: 8 Jun 09
Alf Svensson, the former leader of the Christian Democrats, and Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, the wife of the Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, appear set to claim seats in the EU parliament at the expense of their party colleagues.
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'A political sensation': Pirate Party leader
Politics: 8 Jun 09
With more than seven percent of the vote Sweden's Pirate Party became the latest party to rock the political establishment in an EU Parliament election.
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Sweden wants to force ISPs to save user data
Science & Technology: 15 May 09
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Sweden will be forced to store customer data for at least six months starting in 2010, according to a new proposal from the government.
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'File sharing law goes too far': Swedish EU election candidates
Science & Technology: 4 May 09
A clear majority of the Swedish candidates seeking election to the EU parliament are against the IPRED copyright law, arguing that EU countries have gone too far in the hunt for file-sharers.
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Brussels seat in sight for Pirate Party
Politics: 30 Apr 09
A new poll shows the Pirate Party may soon be representing Sweden in the European Parliament, as it rides a wave of popular support in the wake of the guilty verdict in The Pirate Bay trial.
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The Pirate Bay verdict: the reactions
Science & Technology: 17 Apr 09
The jail sentences for founders of The Pirate Bay have been welcomed by the entertainment industry, but some experts question what difference it will make.
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Lines drawn in battle over file sharing bill
Politics: 14 Nov 08
Debate in Sweden is growing ever hotter over a proposed law that will make it easier for law enforcement to track down those suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material from the internet.
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Resistance mounts to new file sharing law
Science & Technology: 7 Nov 08
A proposed measure to combat illegal file sharing may subject Sweden’s government to a storm of protests similar to the one generated by the signals intelligence law earlier this year.
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Pirate Party to take Sweden to European court
Politics: 19 Jun 08
Sweden's Pirate Party has said it will take the country to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to overturn a far-reaching new eavesdropping law.
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Appeal court clears man of file sharing
National: 2 Oct 06
The first Swede to be convicted of illegal file sharing has been cleared by an appeal court in Stockholm. It is difficult to predict the consequences of this ruling, says the prosecutor.
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Sweden's Pirate Party targets EU Parliament
Politics: 29 Sep 06
Sweden's Pirate Party says it will coordinate copycat parties around Europe in an attempt to win seats in the EU Parliament in the 2009 elections. "It is a realistic goal," the party's vice chairman tells The Local.
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"Sweden’s parliament voted Thursday to recognize the Armenian genocide (article). While I generally stand clear of political controversy in my blog (mostly since no one ever wins and inevitably there’s some nutter who is going to try to draw some moronic comparison to something completely unrelated and irrelevant) everything unbridled in me emotionally is thrilled. ..." READ »
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