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According to their website, they are in favour of: copyright reform, reform of the patents system, better respect of privacy, net neutrality, open government.
by a-priori 17y ago
According to their website, they are in favour of: copyright reform, reform of the patents system, better respect of privacy, net neutrality, open government.
That's very vague. I know I'm not going to stick my head out and affiliate myself with a party that doesn't describe their platform in more detail than that.
- windsurfer 17y agoOn top of that, those platforms are shared between all the major Canadian political parties.
- dmix 17y agoThere more detail in this article (press release?): http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/30/tech-pirate-party-canada.html http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/30/tech-pirate-pa... "It opposes government and corporate monitoring of Internet activities, unless the monitoring is part of a criminal investigation. And it also wants to phase out patents, arguing that patents on new drugs, for example, raise the cost of medical care and keep life-saving medicine out of the hands of many people."
- stse 17y agoWhat I think would be concerning is if they already in the startup phase had a detailed platform. The party is going to be shaped by it members and not the other way around. In the beginning your voice is going to count a lot more, but there is also going to be more challenges. Then again democracy is all about making you voice heard.