Pirate Party Has To Drop ‘Pirate’ From Its Name

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Now what are these guys going to call themselves? We should all get together and help them come up with a new name. :D

The Russian Government has concluded with disappointment for the Pirates. In an announcement yesterday that finally brings an end to a number of appeals, the Ministry of Justice declared that since piracy – sea piracy – is a crime under Russian law, no political party may have that word as part of its name. As a result the Pirate Party can never become officially recognized unless it calls itself something else.
 
If they want to be government authorized pirates, they can go legit:

Privateer Party
 
Who cares what Russia thinks? Russian government isn't exactly a paragon of virtue.
 
... no ... :confused:

Last I checked, the "Pirate Party" isn't so much into har har looting, but more into kekeke downloading illegally. Not sure why anyone should care if they are not allowed to exist, considering they are built on an illegal foundation.
 
Last I checked, the "Pirate Party" isn't so much into har har looting, but more into kekeke downloading illegally. Not sure why anyone should care if they are not allowed to exist, considering they are built on an illegal foundation.

Which is funny that the Russian government takes offense to copying or stealing. Illegal acts are only OK if they are state sponsored.
 
Which is funny that the Russian government takes offense to copying or stealing. Illegal acts are only OK if they are state sponsored.

In Soviet...wait no..in Putin Russia..Putin does what Putin wants to do :D
 
Last I checked, the "Pirate Party" isn't so much into har har looting, but more into kekeke downloading illegally. Not sure why anyone should care if they are not allowed to exist, considering they are built on an illegal foundation.
Gay marriage is only illegal because we say it is. If people wanted to form a political group to change such a law, say the Peter Puffer Party, they should certainly have a right to do so and not just be dismissed as "well they are founding a party on an illegal foundation". ;)
 
Gay marriage is only illegal because we say it is. If people wanted to form a political group to change such a law, say the Peter Puffer Party, they should certainly have a right to do so and not just be dismissed as "well they are founding a party on an illegal foundation". ;)

Gay people do not steal products without paying for them. Apples to Oranges.

If you make a product into which you invested time and money, would you not care if I just took it for free?
 
Gay people do not steal products without paying for them. Apples to Oranges.
Then why are they called Butt Pirates? I keed! But seriously though, I can certainly understand an ideology that promotes information as being freely distributed to "the hive". After all, we have plenty of communists and socialists in the world, and this isn't much of a stretch, distributing information to others without financial gain.
 
If you make a product into which you invested time and money, would you not care if I just took it for free?
Doesn't matter, as a belief in the right of a political party to exist doesn't mean I support that party's agenda. Besides, this is Russia, they shouldn't raise such a stink about communist ideas.
 
They could call themselves the Free Booter party... reference to Free software you Boot your computer with? :p
 
why not name it after a pirate, real or fictitious?

the Harlock Party

the Black Bart Party
 
They could call themselves the Free Booter party... reference to Free software you Boot your computer with? :p

Go with the "Free Booty" party ... cause people love Booty even more than illegal software (generally) ... and Booty has some of that double entendre action going with it as well :p
 
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