In two months the citizens of all European member states Unionς θα ψηφίσουν για το ποιος θα τους εκπροσωπεί στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο. Τα πειρατικά κόμματα φυσικά δεν θα λείπουν από την αναmeasurement and even as it seems they are going down with strong candidates like him Peter sunde.
Finland for example has one of the most important candidates Peter Sunde, founder of Pirate Bay, who will stand for the European Pirate Party as its parliamentary candidate European Union.
Even though a prison sentence is pending for his involvement in The Pirate Bay, Peter sunde is determined to fight for the European Parliament in Brussels.
The former MrfaceThe Pirate Bay announced the plans last year and it looks like his idea is starting to take shape. Sunde is one of 19 candidates to be on the Pirates of Finland ballot.
Unlike other countries, Finnish candidate lists are not in order, which means there is no lead candidate. However, due to his involvement with the Pirate Bay, Sunde is without a doubt the most recognized name on the ballot.
In a statement to him TorrentFreak said:
"If elected, I will fix the bugs of the European Union. We need to restart this thing called democracy and make it work. "
Sunde is quite optimistic and believes the Pirates Party can be surprised and found in the European Parliament. If Sunde is elected, he hopes to reorganize current copyright law and legitimize file-sharing.
"Non-commercial file sharing should of course be legalized and protected, and we should all rethink copyright together. "Copyright is not what gives artists money, it is only for their brokers and distributors," Sunde said in the past.
