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Fileshare party targets youth vote

Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Aug 24, 2009

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Pirate Party UK says it wants to influence policies on digital technology and copyright law

A new political party intent on legalising not-for-profit filesharing of music and films is aiming to capture the youth vote in the general election, according to its leader.

The Pirate Party UK hopes to capitalise on the success of the Swedish Pirate party, which gained 7.1% of the vote and an MEP in the European elections on the back of publicity over the trial and conviction of the founders of Pirate Bay, a popular file-sharing site.

The British party, which wants to legalise non-commercial filesharing, has been inundated with membership enquiries since it registered with the electoral commission at the end of June, its leader, Andrew Robinson, said.

"With government plans, outlined in the Digital Britain report, to fine people who have shared even one file up to £50,000 and an estimated 7 million filesharers in the UK, this is a very big issue indeed," he said.

The party, which also wants an overhaul of copyright and patent law and more checks on state surveillance, int

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