The Swedish Pirate Party is to stand in this summer’s European elections to battle for the freedom of information. It’s one of a growing number of parties in Europe that believe private citizens should be able to download books or music for their own use.Restrictive rules for patents and copyrights result in the detrimental monitoring of citizens, warns to the Swedish Pirate Party, which is fielding 20 candidates in this summer’s elections for the European Parliament.
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Sweden’s Pirate Party Stands in EU Elections
The Swedish Pirate Party is to stand in this summer’s European elections to battle for the freedom of information. It’s one of a growing number of parties in Europe that believe private citizens should be able to download books or music for their own use.