Weekly Report 20120522

Mon May 14:

 * German Pirate Party polls 7.8% in NRW election - http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15947484,00.html
 * Pro-copyright campaign "We Are The Creators" launched in Germany - http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15941214,00.html
 * Melissa Park MP puts forward private member's bill to ban gene patents - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-14/mp-urges-labor-to-back-gene-patenting-overhaul/4010612
 * PPAU Webcast episode 3 - https://pirateparty.org.au/2012/05/14/pirate-party-australia-webcast-episode-3/

Tue May 15:

 * General Meeting
 * Brendan Molloy and Simon Frew report on their meeting with MP Scott Ludlam
 * Victorian police probing use of drones - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-13/vic-police-probe-use-of-drones/4008154?section=vic
 * Remote congress and liquid feedback software development
 * Brendan, Frew, Mozart and Roderick will be heading to the TPPA meeting in Canberra on the May 24th
 * Arrangements for PPAU Congress

Wed May 16:

 * ACTA Heads to European Court of Justice - http://www.zeropaid.com/news/100983/acta-officially-headed-to-the-european-court-of-justice/
 * Issa leaks more TPPA, turns out to be old - http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=976&Itemid=28&Itemid=4
 * Chile Threatens To Drop Out Of TPPA - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120510/12372018871/chile-threatens-to-drop-out-tpp-negotiations-due-to-ridiculous-us-demands-about-ip.shtml

Thu May 17:

 * PPAU Gazette Launched! PPAU's official monthly newsletter for members and curious visitors. - https://pirateparty.org.au/gazette/
 * Simon Frew posts a TPPA write up on the PPAU wiki - https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/TPPA

Fri May 18:

 * Pirate Bay ban in UK causes stampede to pirate party website - http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-ban-rockets-pirate-party-website-into-the-big-time-120518/

Sun May 20:

 * PPAU online signup hits reddit - http://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/tus3h/pirate_party_australia_online_signups/
 * Next Sydney meetup is agreed to be on Saturday June 2nd at The Paragon in Circular Quay