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ALRC Copyright Review Draft Terms of Reference Critique

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Below is Pirate Party Australia’s response to the Attorney-General’s Draft Terms of Reference for the ALRC Copyright Review.

Introduction

Pirate Party Australia is part of an international political movement that promotes the reform of copyright, right to privacy, freedom of expression, and the need for increased governmental transparency, as well as civil and [...]

New Website is Ready

Hey guys,

As you can see, the Pirate Party website has had a significant facelift! Things of note:

The site runs a lot faster now The join page has been improved to be clearer The posts are now categorised properly URLs are prefixed with their published date You can go to the next page now! [...]

An Open Letter To Authors & Publishers: Don’t Use Apple iBook Author

An open letter to authors and publishers worldwide.

To Whom it may concern,

Last week Apple announced the launch of its iBooks 2 app which includes iBook Author, software designed to help writers lay out their Ebooks. [1][2]

There are many features in iBook Author which are quite useful for authors, particularly writers of textbooks. [...]

SOPA & PIPA – The Internet Goes On Strike, Pirates Join

On January 18 many websites have gone, or will go, on strike voluntarily[1] to demonstrate against the threat of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA) bills, pending US legislation that would restrict freedom of speech, negatively impact economies, and degrade internet security. Participation in the strike has been confirmed by Wikipedia[2], [...]