Russia Won't Recognize The Pirate Party Because It Doesn't Like The Name
from the hey,-it's-no-bull-moose dept
I've made it clear in the past that I'm no fan of The Pirate Party's name. While I agree it draws short-term attention, I think it's long-term limiting, and makes it quite easy (even too easy) for people to misrepresent what the party appears to actually stand for. And, apparently, in some cases, it also means that it's cut off from the political process. Apparently, Russia has refused to recognize the Pirate Party because the Justice Ministry doesn't like the name:"piracy is an attack on sea of river craft, which is a criminal offense.'Why, yes, it is. Now will the Russian Justice Ministry claim the same thing the next time the entertainment industry comes calling about infringement?
Of course, the real issue is that the Justice Ministry apparently is unaware of how irony works, or at least doesn't believe that political party names should be ironic. Of course, now the rush is on to come up with a more acceptable name for the party. I vote for the "Party Names Aren't Literal" Party.
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Irony
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New party name
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A lot of the issues that they stand against certainly piss me off.
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Indeed
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Yeah, me too.
The problem is that the copyright maximalists like that word because not only does it have negative connotations, it can also be used to conflate very different issues together.
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Other names...
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small game
Red Tide
Feel free to include your own.
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"WHY" the party got declined
It has something to do with declining parties and trying to find a reason to do so, to limit electoral competition. Nothing to do with the name itself, it's just an excuse.
Andrew Norton
Former chairman of both US Pirate Party & Pirate Parties International
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Re: "WHY" the party got declined
[Eg, see PIRATE below, although obviously you would want a Russian language example.]
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Pirate Party
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Suggestions
The Remix Party
The Fair Use Party
The Torrent Party
The Intellectual Commons Party
Any of these any good?
And I like The eejit's Anonymous Party
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Re: Suggestions
What about patent and trademark reform? Privacy reform? Government Accountability?
well?
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Of course, there's always...
On the other hand, the lucky birthday boy was thrilled with his gifts, which included a Bible, a handgun and a bottle of whiskey.
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And its taken...
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In Russia...
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The party has you!
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in (soviet) russia, government controls party's
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Please Include Russians Against Tinseltown Extremists
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Party Names
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Freedom Without Absurd Poltics (FWAP)
In my opinion, the pirate party will prevail as generations progress. The current models exists simply because you have people in power who barely understand how to operate a 25 year old VCR. How do you expect them to have an actual grasp of net neutrality and DRM?
You can't stand on the shoulders of giants when the giants are throwing lawsuits at you. Thank you politicians for slowing down the progress of mankind; and diminishing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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"piracy is an attack on sea of river craft, which is a criminal offense."
So is hosting a warship an attack on the nation? How about a military tank - do you fill it with oil? How do you fire the cannons if you do?
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