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Australia now has it's own Pirate Party, after the party managed to sign up it's 550th registered member, which entitles it to contest in the next federal election.
Hoping to repeat the feat of the Swedish branch of the party, which managed 7.1 of the vote in Sweden in the European Parliament election, gaining the party one seat in the parliament, the Australia Pirate Party may hope to join the list of minor parties in the federal senate.
The Australian Pirate Party will be more than just a voice for the decriminalisation of non commercial file sharing, it will also tackle the government's controversial national Internet censorship filter, designed to block websites the government deems "unsuitable" for the general public. The government is also keen to introduce legislation that will ask ISPs to spy on its customer's usages, the government claims for national security reasons, but will most likely pave the way for a three-strikes anti-piracy system.
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), currently suing ISP iiNet for copyright abuse in "allowing" some of its customers to download pirated content, has this to say in reaction:
The Australia Pirate Party website:
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft website:
Hoping to repeat the feat of the Swedish branch of the party, which managed 7.1 of the vote in Sweden in the European Parliament election, gaining the party one seat in the parliament, the Australia Pirate Party may hope to join the list of minor parties in the federal senate.
The Australian Pirate Party will be more than just a voice for the decriminalisation of non commercial file sharing, it will also tackle the government's controversial national Internet censorship filter, designed to block websites the government deems "unsuitable" for the general public. The government is also keen to introduce legislation that will ask ISPs to spy on its customer's usages, the government claims for national security reasons, but will most likely pave the way for a three-strikes anti-piracy system.
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), currently suing ISP iiNet for copyright abuse in "allowing" some of its customers to download pirated content, has this to say in reaction:
Originally Posted by AFACT
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft website:
