Pirate Party of the U.S.

Sweden's "Pirate Party" Influences Launch of U.S. Political Party

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 13, 2007 - 11:45am.

San Francisco - Sweden's Pirate Party, a grassroots political party started with the aim of changing intellectual property laws to lessen copyright powers, has seen its influence migrate overseas, as last week the Pirate Party of the United States announced its formation in Utah, CNET News.com reported.