Pirate Party Founded in Bulgaria

From the Sofia Echo:

After years of sporadic online discussions, the formal founding forum of Bulgaria's Pirate Party was held in Sofia on April 11 2009.  Delegates from 20 Bulgarian towns adopted the articles of constitution and the party's political programme, the party said in a statement on its website. Like other similar parties world-wide, the Bulgarian Pirate Party identifies changes in the existing copyright and patent laws as its main reason for existence.

"Copyright and patent laws today lead to the harmful creation of monopolies, the loss of important democratic values, obstacles in the way of creating culture and knowledge and obstacles in the way of citizen access," the party's political programme said.