"Most people think, and I think quite rightly, that wholesale commercial copyright violation whether done for the sake of underground DVD sales, subscription fees, or advertising revenue is wrong. The Pirate name means to most people that the core value of the party is to eliminate all copyright law completely, to make The Pirate Bay completely legal, and to deprive creative artists completely of their livelihood. If that's what you stand for, then yes, Pirate is a good name - but you won't get very far."
Disagree almost entirely with this paragraph I'm afraid Mr Wales, much as I'm a fan of your work against SOPA et al. Most in my generation onward are entirely comfortable with the notion of pirating media - music in particular.
This is because we understand that this does *not* "deprive creative artists" because the vast majority of artists *do not make money from music sales*. They make money from merchandise and touring, which *benefit* from their music being shared as widely as possible.
It's the labels and other powerful Big Media entities that depend on perpetuating astronomical music sales profits. Those middlemen have become increasing irrelevant and will fade away in due course. Plenty of studies and reading available online, but I presume you're already familiar?
Thus my generation onward wholeheartedly support the work of sites like the PirateBay, in the face of incredible pressure from lobbyist funded government departments and commercial lawsuits - long may they continue.
If you are anti-TPB - with the draconian anti-Net Freedom measures that come with this, such as country level censorship and removal of individuals' internet access - I would suggest your beliefs might not align with the Pirate Party's as much as you think, which would be a great pity.
"Most people think, and I think quite rightly, that wholesale commercial copyright violation whether done for the sake of underground DVD sales, subscription fees, or advertising revenue is wrong. The Pirate name means to most people that the core value of the party is to eliminate all copyright law completely, to make The Pirate Bay completely legal, and to deprive creative artists completely of their livelihood. If that's what you stand for, then yes, Pirate is a good name - but you won't get very far."
Disagree almost entirely with this paragraph I'm afraid Mr Wales, much as I'm a fan of your work against SOPA et al. Most in my generation onward are entirely comfortable with the notion of pirating media - music in particular.
This is because we understand that this does *not* "deprive creative artists" because the vast majority of artists *do not make money from music sales*. They make money from merchandise and touring, which *benefit* from their music being shared as widely as possible.
It's the labels and other powerful Big Media entities that depend on perpetuating astronomical music sales profits. Those middlemen have become increasing irrelevant and will fade away in due course. Plenty of studies and reading available online, but I presume you're already familiar?
Thus my generation onward wholeheartedly support the work of sites like the PirateBay, in the face of incredible pressure from lobbyist funded government departments and commercial lawsuits - long may they continue.
If you are anti-TPB - with the draconian anti-Net Freedom measures that come with this, such as country level censorship and removal of individuals' internet access - I would suggest your beliefs might not align with the Pirate Party's as much as you think, which would be a great pity.