The Pirate Party of Germany, which was founded in 2006, is based off of the Swedish Pirate Party. Their central platform is based on libertarianism. That is, they believe the government should be as small as possible, staying out of people's personal lives and economic matters. The Pirate Party of Germany opposes Internet censorship, copyrights, and patents. The Party supports a transparents government, one that would allow its citizens to monitor its activities.
Unlike in the US, where a political party needs a majority to win seats in a state or federal congress, in Germany, a party only needs 5% of the total vote to win seats in a state or federal congress. Because of this, it is possible for small parties like The Pirate Party of Germany to exist. For the first time in history, The Pirate Party of Germany won seats in the 2011 Berlin election. They hold 15 seats in the Berlin Landtag, the state parliament. The Pirate Party of Germany holds no seats in the Bundestag, the federal parliament.
The Pirate Party of Germany is criticized for their socially-liberal platform, but also for the lack of women in their party.
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The following webpages were used to gather information for this post:
http://www.piratenpartei.de/
http://www.fr-online.de/spezials/wahlleiter-laesst-kleine-parteien-zu-freie-fahrt-fuer-die-piraten,1472874,2828142,item,0.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/world/europe/in-berlin-pirates-win-8-9-percent-of-vote-in-regional-races.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2
Unlike in the US, where a political party needs a majority to win seats in a state or federal congress, in Germany, a party only needs 5% of the total vote to win seats in a state or federal congress. Because of this, it is possible for small parties like The Pirate Party of Germany to exist. For the first time in history, The Pirate Party of Germany won seats in the 2011 Berlin election. They hold 15 seats in the Berlin Landtag, the state parliament. The Pirate Party of Germany holds no seats in the Bundestag, the federal parliament.
The Pirate Party of Germany is criticized for their socially-liberal platform, but also for the lack of women in their party.
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The following webpages were used to gather information for this post:
http://www.piratenpartei.de/
http://www.fr-online.de/spezials/wahlleiter-laesst-kleine-parteien-zu-freie-fahrt-fuer-die-piraten,1472874,2828142,item,0.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/world/europe/in-berlin-pirates-win-8-9-percent-of-vote-in-regional-races.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2
2 comments:
hmm-- this is strange. i never thought of legalizing piracy in the first place- let alone through a dedicated political party. there must be a lot of piracy in Germany for this to have such an impact on the entire country's politics.
your presentation gave many many statistics about the amount of revenue lost every year in America through piracy, but i wonder how much money is lost elsewhere in the world, and how it compares to that in this country. i also wonder what the popular attitude toward piracy is in other countries, since here in America it seems pretty widely accepted, especially with music.
If it was legal, it wouldn't be called piracy any more.
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