Pirate Party of Uruguay
Encyclopedia
The Pirate Party of Uruguay is a political party
in Uruguay
. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports copyright
reform, net neutrality and greater respect for privacy
. It is not a member of Pirate Parties International
.
The Pirate Party is about to start collecting signatures in order to get officially established as a party entitled to participate in elections at national level.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
reform, net neutrality and greater respect for privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
. It is not a member of Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International is the political international of the Pirate Party movement. It was formally founded in 2010 at the PPI conference in Brussels, Belgium.-Aims:The PPI statutes give its purposes as:...
.
The Pirate Party is about to start collecting signatures in order to get officially established as a party entitled to participate in elections at national level.