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Not to be confused with File:Pirat.png actual pirates.
"Either we, as a society, decide that copyright is the greater value to society, and take active steps to give up private communications as a concept. Either that, or we decide that the ability to communicate in private, without constant monitoring by authorities, has the greater value—in which case copyright will have to give way."
"Piracy is a symptom of broken systems—no one pirates because they prefer it; they do it because it’s the only option."
Piratism, or Pirate Politics, is a File:Syncretic.png syncretic File:Libunity-yellow.png libertarian and predominantly 
democratic ideology that originated in File:Cball-Sweden.png Sweden, driven by the push for comprehensive File:CopyrightReform.png copyright reform or even the File:Trustbust.png abolition of copyright laws altogether.[1] Rooted in the principles of 
government transparency 
, File:Freespeech.png freedom of speech File:Civlibert.png, and File:Self.png personal privacy, it seeks to create a society where information flows freely and without unnecessary restrictions. Strongly aligned with the ideals of the digital age, Piratism champions digitalization and the use of File:E-Democracy.png e-government to File:Directdem.png streamline governance and File:DemPop.png empower citizens through File:Transh.png technology. Central to its ideology is a staunch opposition to File:Office.png government regulation of 
the Internet, viewing such controls as 
threats to free expression, creativity, and the open exchange of ideas. By challenging traditional concepts of File:Intel property.png intellectual property and advocating for open access to knowledge, Piratism envisions an internet and society unburdened by 
corporate monopolies or 
governmental overreach, adapting societal structures to the realities of the File:Post2000.png information era.
File:Historian.png History
"In developing countries, piracy often represents the only way people can access certain technologies or knowledge. It’s not a crime—it’s survival."
The Pirate Movement officially began on January 1, 2006, with the founding of the first Pirate Party in File:Cball-Sweden.png Sweden by File:FDF-Pirate.png Rick Falkvinge. The party emerged as a reaction to the lack of political responsiveness during Sweden’s 2005 debates on File:CopyrightReform.png copyright law reform. This moment coincided with the rise of digital platforms such as File:Piratist.png The Pirate Bay, a Swedish-born torrenting website launched in 2003 that facilitated file-sharing on a massive scale. These platforms, often seen as a form of rebellion against File:Intel property.png restrictive intellectual property laws, played a crucial role in sparking public discourse about the evolving role of copyright in the File:Post2000.png digital era, providing fertile ground for the Pirate Party's formation.
The influence of sites like The Pirate Bay extended beyond file-sharing, representing a broader critique of 
traditional media monopolies and the uneven accessibility of knowledge. For many, they embodied a pushback against File:Krit.png outdated legal frameworks that failed to account for the internet's potential as a tool for sharing File:Cultural Nationalism.png culture and File:Nooc.png information freely. The Pirate Party leveraged these sentiments, framing its message around the need for modern copyright policies, stronger File:Self.png personal privacy protections, and opposition to heavy-handed 
government regulation of the Internet. As the movement gained momentum, it expanded internationally, inspiring Pirate Parties in over 40 countries and establishing itself as a voice for the File:Zoomer.png digitally empowered generation.
Despite its association with File:Illeg.png digital piracy, the Pirate Movement achieved significant political legitimacy. In 
Europe, Pirate Parties found success in countries like File:Cball-Czechia.png Czechia and File:Cball-Luxembourg.png Luxembourg, where they secured seats in File:Parti.png national legislatures. These elected officials advanced policies that emphasized government transparency , citizen participation File:E-Democracy.png, and File:Neotech.png technology-driven governance. The movement’s political achievements reached a new height in 2018 when 
Zdeněk Hřib, a member of the Pirate Party in the Czech Republic, became the mayor of Prague. His election demonstrated the Pirates’ ability to evolve beyond their digital origins, tackling urban governance and public administration with the same innovative principles that defined their approach to intellectual property and privacy.
Foundations
Rights to know, Freedom of Information, and Equality
As Aaron Swartz said, scientists, librarians, and scholars can access information freely, while lower class and middle class people get locked behind unfair paywall to access knowledge (i.e. 50$ encyclopedia with 2000 pages of information.) which create unfair elitism and inaccessibility by corporations (i.e. publishers.). The basis of piratism is your rights to know anything that's locked behind expensive paywall and equality.
Free speech
The theory is that you can use copyright to stop anyone from criticizing your works because it needs the content from your works as the basis of criticism. Copyright also reduce academic discussion heavily with the same reason as the criticism part above. It hinder freedom of speech to criticise.
Personality
Piratism purposely models himself to look like a real pirate, in an attempt to "beat people to the punch" when being called a pirate. In reality, all this did was cause people to confuse him with real pirates, and now no one outside some European countries takes him seriously. He is known for pirating software and making unauthorized/free/bootleg copies or modifications of IPs, which may result in Corporatocracy or Propertarianism launching copyright strikes against him (sometimes from an actual cannon for comedic effect).
How to Draw
The flag is based on the shared symbol of pirate parties and resembles a sail.
- Draw a ball.
- Color it white.
- Draw a black vertical line in the center.
- Draw a black vertical boomerang shape on either side that touches both tips of the line.
- Cover one of the eyes with a cyberpunk eye patch (for technology and the sake of being pirate.).
- (Optional) Draw a tricorne hat.
- You are done!
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|---|---|---|---|
| White | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) | |
| Black | #141414 | rgb(20, 20, 20) | |
Relationships
Online Mateys
- File:Directdem.png Direct Democracy, File:Liqdem.png Liquid Democracy & File:E-Democracy.png E-Democracy - The future is upon the horizon!
Techno-Anarchism - My biggest supporter. I love reverse engineering! wink
Anti-Authoritarianism - Good old brother, we expose these corporations together.- File:Civlibert.png Civil Libertarianism - Best system. Internet freedom is human rights!!!!!
Social Liberalism - A good friend of mine who I often work with.- File:Socliber.png Social Libertarianism - Good guy, we tend to have similar policies, even if he is a bit more moderate and ambivalent.
Libertarianism & 
Libertarian Socialism - I don't care about right or left, they're friends of mine. Though some right-libertarians are Pro-IP, and Noam Chomsky is pro copyright against feeding information to generative AI...- File:Neotech.png Technoliberalism - Technology and liberty, based!
Environmentalism - My partner in EU countries.
Fair Use
- File:Pirat.png Hydrarchy - I'm not that kind of pirate, but at least we agree that copyright is nonsense. The internet shall be your new sea! Join us!
Agorism - Disregarding copyright is absolutely based, but I'm not sure about the whole "selling krokodil" thing, not to mention you dislike electoralism. Why is Alongside Night copyrighted???
Anarcho-Communism - GNU is based, but I don't know about the whole "no government" and "communism" thing.
Left-Wing Market Anarchism - Carson likes me, but I don't know about your "free market", "socialism", and "no gubberment" aspects.
Anarcho-Capitalism - You believe in piracy, freedom and black markets, but some of you guys protect your IPs so hard that I don't know what to think about your modus operandi.
Copyrighters
Corporatocracy - How does it feel to see all your files get leaked and downloaded without you getting a single penny? Cope harder about the inevitable decline of the subscription model, too. You'll never lobby away the invisible hand!
Authoritarian Capitalism - The only reason piracy is not as successful. You're literally him.
Police Statism - Copying was not, is not and will continue to not be theft. Similarly, legislating the internet was not, is not and will never be feasible! Eat malware!- File:LDP(Japan).png Japanese LDPism - Let me use Dolphin and play my Pokemon ROM hacks and fan games in peace! Bring back AM2R and port the Mother 3 fanslation while you're at it! Oh, and keep coping about Palworld! Want me to keep going?!
- File:Intel property.png Intellectual Propertarianism - You say what I do is stealing. If so, how does plundering your product diminish its value more than naturally? The way I see it, you're just a greedy cunt who can't stand the fact that someone might not want to pay for your overpriced slop. We'll pay up once it's worth the price!
Indigenism and File:SJW.png SJWs - Calling out someone for cultural appropriation is like Nintendo taking down your ROMs and fan work. We're supposed to build off each other!
Neoconservatism - The people shall know the truth, and the truth shall be held above all! Assange and Snowden are heroes!- File:JustinTrudeau.png Trudeauism - Trying to soft-censor the Internet out of blind patriotism is just plain stupid. Ditch bill C-11![2]
Avaritionism - You steal the IPs of others, yet hunt down anyone who violates your intellectual property. Man, there's just a MIASMA of hypocrisy in here!
Authoretardians - Censorship never works! LET ME PLAY MY PIRATED 1984 IN PEACE!
Authoretardians Cuckservatards - If I'm going to watch pirated porn, then I shall!- File:Putin.png Putinism &
Dengism - Information-stifling cunts, trying to regulate the Internet. Shut down the Great Firewall! Wait, you actively encourage all forms of piracy? Oh right, because of the war and the economy... 
Juche - I'm gonna blast pirated K-pop songs through the DMZ and send the burned CDs over the border by balloon. Problem?- File:Totalitarian.pngTotalitarianism - Give back the sites! Give back the bay, you monster! And I'm pirating 1984 without your permission!
Further Information
Literature
- The Case For Copyright Reform by File:FDF-Pirate.png Rick Falkvinge
- No Safe Harbor: Essays on Pirate Politics edited by Andrew Norton and Bradley Hall
- Culture vs. Copyright by Anatoly Volynets
- Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto by Aaron Swartz
Wikipedia
- Pirate Party
- List of Pirate Parties
- Pirate Parties International
- European Pirate Party
- Online Piracy
- The Pirate Bay
- Napster
- Open-source software
- Piratbyran
- Kopimism
- Anti-copyright
- Copyright abolition
- Copyleft
- Criticism of patents
- Free-culture movement
- Information wants to be free
Videos
- You Hate all these Companies for the SAME Reason and Creators Shouldn't Own Their Creations, and Here's Why. by Uniquenameosaurus
- Why Artists Shouldn't Own Their Art by File:ObjAn.png LiquidZulu
- Piracy Should Always Be An Option by File:SFO.png ShortFatOtaku
- Video Game Piracy Is Good, Actually
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