Press release archive for May 2011

The UK Pirate Party are disappointed and concerned with the news today that Anne Muir, a 58-year-old axillary Nurse Ayr who is said to suffer from depression, has been handed what we believe to be a massively disproportionate sentence of 3 years probation for sharing music.

Responding to the the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth released today, the Pirate Party UK welcomed the conclusion that copyright and patent law must adapt to the changing world in which we live.

The Pirate Party UK was appalled to hear today of the conviction of 58 year-old auxiliary nurse Anne Muir in the Ayr Sheriff Court under section 107(1)(e) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act for alleged peer-to-peer file-sharing. This is the first criminal conviction for P2P file-sharing in Scotland.

The Pirate Party UK is disappointed with the result of the referendum on the adoption of the Alternative Vote.

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The Pirate Party believes that this referendum was based more on fear, lies, and mud-slinging with a focus on a negative attitude and imaginary issues, rather than on facts, logic, reason or civilised debate. The manner in which it was contested was of a deplorable standard and a poor reflection on the current state of British politics which all involved should be ashamed of.

The Party fielded 8 candidates in 2 regions, polling at 581 in Glasgow and 850 in West of Scotland, for a total of 1431 for the 2011 Scottish Parliament Elections.

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The party extends its thanks to all the members that have put their support behind the campaign, and for all their hard work and dedication. Whilst there are still issues related to privacy, transparency and technological progress, the Pirate Party will continue to champion the interests of both the public and the future, in an attempt to make the UK a world leader both in representative, accountable democracy, and in innovation and creativity.

Graeme Lambert, who stood as the Pirate Party UK candidate for election to the Moorside ward in Bury in this year's local elections, was pleased to receive 3.62% of the votes cast — 119 of a total of 3286.