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It should be noted that I was absolutely astonished when I saw this argument, as it is further proof that we really are a global undercurrent. It's communication by osmosis. We have been working from this angle for about 18 months, and it works extremely well.<BR>
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(For comparison, google for my keynote "Copyright Regime vs. Civil Liberties".)<BR>
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On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 10:12 +0100, Natsu wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Therefore, pirate parties should understand themselves as human rights</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">parties. Therefore we should, as Pirate Bay spokesmen did, tcompare this</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">to situation to China or Burma: IFPI kicks human rights for business</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">purposes. </FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">We should try to figure this issue out in the media: it is not about</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">filesharing, it is about free speech. We should focus on that.</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">I had never thought of it that way, but now you think of it, it makes sense beautifully. Absolutely agreed.</FONT><BR>
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