[pp.int.general] Good news and Conference?

[Andrew Norton]

On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:00:40 +0100, "Rick Falkvinge \(Piratpartiet\)" <rick at piratpartiet.se> wrote:
> Good news: seven Swedish MPs from the ruling coalition today break off from
> the party line and present a coherent analysis of the connection between
> file sharing and right to privacy that's straight out of our books.
> 
> They write in the press today that legalizing file sharing is not just the
> best solution, but the only solution, and they justify it using pirate
> rhethoric - that the alternative is a dystopian Big Brother state with a
> copyright industry that will never cease to demand more.
> 
> That's seven out of 349, but it's still a light in the tunnel.

Thats very cool. Do you have any links, or translations for the story?


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> In other news, when and where do we assemble for the Berlin conference?
> It's
> getting late to book flight tickets if we want good prices.
> 

Alas, I doubt there will be any US representation there, again.

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