[pp.int.general] You have GOT to check this out

[Jan Huwald]

Am Samstag, 19. Januar 2008 13:07:48 schrieb Rick Falkvinge (Piratpartiet):
> The greens are entering the fight, starting with Sweden but - and this is
> important - funded by the European Greens.
>
> It's another step upwards in the right direction.
>
> http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3984333

Great. Rick, please don't turn of your magical great-news-machine ;-)

1. As far as I see the campaign is not limited to Sweden (may be an offline 
part is).

2. They have some political requests ("hidden" at 
http://iwouldntsteal.net/support.htm ). Most of them are boring (more 
collective societies) or pure rethoric (more rights for creators), but one I 
find extraordinary interesting (although I do so more from a philosphical 
point of view than a political one):

They want a tax on advertisments wich is dedicated to culture funding. I love 
the idea (and actually thought proposing it would immediatly brandmark one as 
communist), because:
a. Advertisments pollute information space by false information and destroying 
poeples (and therefore society's) attention
b. Those polluting the information space should pay compensation for that 
damage
c. Culture (including journalism) can clean up information space and also 
extend it

The big problem left is that of distribution, but as this is the problem of a 
society in general, there is no need for a solution over night. I'm sure a 
mixture of traditionalism, constant try-and-error and democracy will solve.

3. Just to mention: in Germany the green's youth organisation engages for 
the "Kulturflatrate" - levy on internet access

4. Your (Rick) recent links directly transform into articles for my 
blog :-) .. as already said: don't stop
http://88.198.95.68/index.php/2008/01/19/europaische-grune-sprechen-sich-fur-filesharing-aus/

Regards,
Jan
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