RICKARD FALKVINGE

(Rick Falkvinge)


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In early America, the United States did NOT participate in the European International Copyright convention. The American purpose of copyright was not to protect authors and intellectual property owners, but to promote knowledge and culture. The original purpose was to limit the time during with an author could control his/her creative work so that the society as a whole can get maximum benefit. With the rise of large corporate intellectual property owners with strong lobbyists, they have been able to change the copyright law to greatly enlarge their time and methods of control. The Pirate Party wants to go back to the original intention of the Founding Fathers.


Pirate Party has spread throughout Europe and has started to win political elections for European legislators. Pirate Parties support civil rights, direct democracy and participation, reform of copyright and patent law, free sharing of knowledge (Open Content), data privacy, transparency, freedom of information and free education.


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Rickard Falkvinge
Rickard Falkvinge
  • Born: January 21, 1972
  • Nationality:
  • Profession: IT Entrepreneur, Politician

Rick Falkvinge is a Swedish information technology entrepreneur and founder of the Swedish Pirate Party. He is currently a political evangelist with the party, spreading the ideas across the world.