Variety Reports on Global Pirate Party Movement

From Variety:

As the entertainment industry wages its war on copyright bandits, the international Pirate Party movement continues to grow, with nascent orgs now established in 44 countries. The name "Pirate Party" might conjure images of a rum-lubricated beach bash, but it's not causing any merriment in the industry.  What started out in 2006 as a small new party in Sweden to limit intellectual property laws and strengthen privacy rights has grown into a worldwide political movement intent on rolling back what it perceives to be excessive anti-piracy measures by the entertainment industry and increasingly draconian legislation aimed at dismantling civil rights.