Russia Won't Recognize The Pirate Party Because It Doesn't Like The Name
from the hey,-it's-no-bull-moose dept
I’ve made it clear in the past that I’m no fan of The Pirate Party’s name. While I agree it draws short-term attention, I think it’s long-term limiting, and makes it quite easy (even too easy) for people to misrepresent what the party appears to actually stand for. And, apparently, in some cases, it also means that it’s cut off from the political process. Apparently, Russia has refused to recognize the Pirate Party because the Justice Ministry doesn’t like the name:
“piracy is an attack on sea of river craft, which is a criminal offense.’
Why, yes, it is. Now will the Russian Justice Ministry claim the same thing the next time the entertainment industry comes calling about infringement?
Of course, the real issue is that the Justice Ministry apparently is unaware of how irony works, or at least doesn’t believe that political party names should be ironic. Of course, now the rush is on to come up with a more acceptable name for the party. I vote for the “Party Names Aren’t Literal” Party.
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Comments on “Russia Won't Recognize The Pirate Party Because It Doesn't Like The Name”
Irony
Is the double use of “of course” in context of piracy also supposed to be ironic? Perhaps more likely is that the Russian Justice Ministry de-calibrated my irony meter.
Even if the party were really about attacking sea or river (never heard of a white water rafter getting hijacked but ok) I don’t see how they shouldn’t have the right to have a party supporting it.. Maybe the majority of the people in Russia support attacking sea and river craft and think the laws should be changed so it isn’t illegal.. Why shouldn’t they be allowed to vote for such a change?
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Obviously, you’ve never been on the same river with me 😉
New party name
Russia, eh? How about “Please Don’t Purge Me” Party
FYI We have political party named Apple here in Russia
Maybe they should drop the “P” and become the Irate Party.
A lot of the issues that they stand against certainly piss me off.
Indeed
I end up posting about IP a lot in various places, and I try very hard to use “copying” or “illegal copying” rather than “piracy”, due to the ridiculousness of the comparison.
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….I try very hard to use “copying” or “illegal copying” rather than “piracy”, due to the ridiculousness of the comparison.
Yeah, me too.
The problem is that the copyright maximalists like that word because not only does it have negative connotations, it can also be used to conflate very different issues together.
I support the Party Party!
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as do i
Other names...
Everybody knows you offer two choices, an obvious bad one and the one you want your boss to pick. If they’d just taken my suggestion to also pitch the name “Murder Party” then the rest would’ve been easy.
If there are river craft out on the open sea, I’m sorry, but you’re kind of asking for a catastrophe…
small game
Jokes that come to mind just add party
Red Tide
Feel free to include your own.
"WHY" the party got declined
Had you read the article, done some research, or even asked the Russian Pirate Party people, Mike, you’d have maybe come up with the reason.
It has something to do with declining parties and trying to find a reason to do so, to limit electoral competition. Nothing to do with the name itself, it’s just an excuse.
Andrew Norton
Former chairman of both US Pirate Party & Pirate Parties International
Re: "WHY" the party got declined
There are alternative names possible that would help eliminate that excuse.
[Eg, see PIRATE below, although obviously you would want a Russian language example.]
Obviously, a stealth name is needed, to lull the enemy into a false sense of security. I suggest the “Very Easily Lobbied” Party. That’d get approved in a flash. Heck, they might not even notice the party’s actual stance at all.
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Nah, they could always go with ‘Anonymous Party.’ Solve a lot fo problems at a stroke. :p
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or, the “Minimum Bribe, One Turnip” party.
Pirate Party
Wonder what they would have made of our Raving Monster Loony Party?
Suggestions
Hmm, how about:
The Remix Party
The Fair Use Party
The Torrent Party
The Intellectual Commons Party
Any of these any good?
And I like The eejit’s Anonymous Party
Re: Suggestions
Ok, that’s the copyright reform part addressed.
What about patent and trademark reform? Privacy reform? Government Accountability?
well?
Of course, there's always...
Nick Cave’s The Birthday Party, which is not nearly as fun as it sounds. In fact, for most of the kids involved, the pinata and ice cream was greatly overshadowed by Nick Cave’s birthday toast, which highlighted their father’s murderous past and their mother’s earlier years as a junkie.
On the other hand, the lucky birthday boy was thrilled with his gifts, which included a Bible, a handgun and a bottle of whiskey.
Russia only have a good name for parties “Comunist Party”
And its taken…
In Russia...
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The party has you!
Re: In Russia...
“In Russia…The Party NAMES you!
Re: Re: In Russia...
i think u mean
in (soviet) russia, government controls party’s
Ninja Party for government transparency! (Because ninjas are invisible! Get it?)
Please Include Russians Against Tinseltown Extremists
How about the PIRATE Party?
Party Names
“The Party Formerly Known as the Pirate Party”
My vote for a new name would be….
Freedom Without Absurd Poltics (FWAP)
In my opinion, the pirate party will prevail as generations progress. The current models exists simply because you have people in power who barely understand how to operate a 25 year old VCR. How do you expect them to have an actual grasp of net neutrality and DRM?
You can’t stand on the shoulders of giants when the giants are throwing lawsuits at you. Thank you politicians for slowing down the progress of mankind; and diminishing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
"piracy is an attack on sea of river craft, which is a criminal offense."
Wait a minute! A Pirate Bay is a location, not an offense!
So is hosting a warship an attack on the nation? How about a military tank – do you fill it with oil? How do you fire the cannons if you do?