How the Swedish Pirate Party Platform Backfires on Free Software by Richard Stallman : The bullying of the copyright industry in Sweden inspired the launch of the first political party whose platform is to reduce copyright restrictions: the Pirate Party. Its platform includes the prohibition of Digital Restrictions Management, legalization of noncommercial sharing of published works, and shortening of copyright for commercial use to a five-year period. Five years after publication, any publ

Source:Richard Stallman on Pirate Party and Free Software