There's an actual political Pirate Party?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Party
The third biggest party in Sweden. Wow. But then again, The Pirate Bay comes from that land, so don't be too surprised. In fact, the notorious Pirate Bay trials actually boosted the party's membership, which is currently over 50,000. The Pirate Party even has one seat in the European Parliament! Wooot?

From the all-knowing Wikipedia:

The Pirate Party’s declaration of principles outlines their political positions relative to Swedish law. The current version is V 3.2. Their current principles include:

* Overall: ”Promoting global legislation to facilitate the emerging information society”
* Copyright: “We claim that today’s copyright system is unbalanced” Hence their position that file sharing (e.g. music) should be decriminalized.
* Patent: “Privatized monopolies are one of society’s worst enemies.” Hence their position that patents are obsolete and should be gradually done away with. Regarding patents on pharmaceuticals, the Pirate Party proposes increasing government support for R&D to make up for loss of private R&D if there were no patent protection for innovation.
* Personal Privacy: “All attempts to curtain these rights (e.g. privacy) must be questioned and met with powerful opposition.” Hence their position that anti-terror laws nullify due process and run the risk of being used as repressive tools.

There's even an international movement, including a (kind of failed) Piratenpartei Österreichs. Lolz.