The Pirate Party, which wants to legalise internet file-sharing, has won one of Sweden’s 18 seats in the European parliament. AFP reports that the Pirate Party won 7.1% of votes with ballots in 5,659 constituencies out of 5,664 counted.
Part of the Pirate Party’s platform is to increase people’s privacy on the web, and to protect freedom of speech, says party leader Rickard Falkvinge. It also wants to reform the copyright laws and patent system. These ideas could well attract support in the UK, where the government appears to have little interest in protecting people’s privacy.
Sweden’s Pirate Party wins EU seat [Guardian]
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