Before I begin, I would like every one of my fellow Pirates to take a moment of silence upon reading this. I ask everybody to reflect on what this day, the eleventh day of the eleventh month means to our nation.
Remembrance Day, a day set aside to remember those who have fallen before us in the pursuit of Democracy, and freedom. A day set aside where we think back to those who died so that we might live. We, the Pirates of Canada, are not so different from those brave men and women, a different battle, a different time though it may be, we will stand strong for our fellow Canadians, to protect the next generation of freedom.
I ask each and every one of you that reads this, help us fight for freedom, in any way you can, be it through promotions, donations or information.
So to those who have died, in service to this country, rest in peace, we will remember.
Sincerely,
Jake Daynes
Leader of the Pirate Party of Canada
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I would like to make an addition, to let those who may read this and misinterpret its meaning:
I am not likening our actions to those of the brave men and women that fought and died for our country, I am likening the reasons for our actions. We, just as they did, fight for freedom and democracy, in a different battle, at a different time.
Thank you for your time.
\\TIDE\\
Boy, is this ever offensive. You compare yourselves to those who put their lives and well-being on the line to fight for this country. You, whose highest objective is getting something for nothing and avoiding all the consequences, you, who shake your fists at writers, composers, photographers, filmmakers and others who believe that they have a right to be compensated for the use of what they create, you, who think you can take your campaign for institutionalized infringement and make a political party out of it … how DARE you put yourselves in the same league as those who fought, and fight, for what they believe in by putting themselves in harm’s way. You disgust me.
You are very wrong and need to understand something here. Corporations overprice every movie and song out there. Let for example use Sony. They make burners and CD’s but yet they fight copyright so strongly but yet they make millions selling CD’s & CD Burners which we obviously use. The average person also is about try before buy. Most people who pirate a game if they really like it they will go buy it why cause they like the work. Music for example is try before buy ask the average person if he likes that music a lot he will go buy it cause he doesn’t mind supporting the band. Ticket sales for the average band have gone up insanely because again you try then buy and you support if you like and usually if you don’t like you don’t buy and delete.
When the elections come around i’ll be voting and rooting for them cause with ACTA being disclosed secretly it’s going to create worldwide chaos in every city
I forgot to add something so let me explain further
“Happy Birthday” is copyrighted by a major corporation which has made over $25 million dollars cause you can’t sing this in public or in a movie without paying for it. The song writer which wrote the song hasn’t gotten even a penny of this money. This party is here to stop this monopoly with major corporations and give the song writers the money they deserve which is almost all of it.
We are also here to make it so a song can only be copyrighted for so long. Elvis is dead and all his shit is copyrighted as far as I know which is bullshit cause that’s not going to give anyone related to Elvis money its going to give that big corporation.
“Happy Birthday” is in the public domain in Canada. Recordings made by Elvis Presley prior to 1959 are now in the public domain. Next year, it will be recordings made prior to 1960. Five years from now, the first of the Beatles recordings will be in the public domain. What’s your problem?
Our problem, Fairbanks, is that those are works from almost a half century before most of our times. Any culture produced in our lifetime, is likely to stay copyrighted for the entirety of our lifetime.
Though this is not the main issue, and I must stress we are NOT out to get “something for nothing”. We want to take copyright back to its origins, in other words, against Commercial Use only.
Sincerely,
Jake Daynes
Leader of the PPCA