The Pirate Party Victory

Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament
Written by Ernesto on June 07, 2009

The Pirate Party has won a huge victory in the Swedish elections and is marching on to Brussels. After months of campaigning against well established parties, the Pirate Party has gathered enough votes to be guaranteed a seat in the European Parliament.

Full article at http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-wins-and-enters-the-european-parliament-090607/

In other news, a lawyer working against The Pirate Bay had his name changed in a prank perpetrated by hackers sympathetic to the defendant:

Pirate Bay Nemesis Has Name Changed By Pranksters

Written by enigmax on June 07, 2009

Antipiratbyrån lawyer Henrik Pontén, one of the Pirate Bay’s arch rivals, had quite a surprise recently when he received an unexpected piece of mail. The letter from the Swedish tax authority informed him that his request for a name change had been accepted and from now on, he would be officially known as ‘Pirate Pontén’.

Full article at http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-nemesis-has-name-changed-by-pranksters-090607/