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It's an important enough issue that I'd vote for such a party if I could. It's not just about raiding a torrent site. I see it as being at least:

- Government for the people. This is often forgotten, but it's the most important point - enforcing strict copyright does not help the citizen. Period.

- Censorship - raiding one site means raiding any site, eventually

- Copyright should be relaxed for non-commercial purposes - not because RIAA it's obsolete, but because in the world of the Internet, this is the way that will insure maximum creativity.

- Hitting the incumbents and setting an example that it's possible




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