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Amelia Andersdotter
Amelia Andersdotter (born 30 August 1987, Enköping) is a Swedish politician and prospective Member of the European Parliament (MEP), elected on the Pirate Party list in the 2009 election.
Amelia Andersdotter (born 30 August 1987, Enköping) is a Swedish politician and prospective Member of the European Parliament (MEP), elected on the Pirate Party list in the 2009 election.
Anna Troberg
Anna Troberg, born 9 April 1974 in Landskrona, is the party leader of the Swedish Pirate Party.
Anna Troberg, born 9 April 1974 in Landskrona, is the party leader of the Swedish Pirate Party.
Anti-copyright
Anti-copyright refers to the complete or partial opposition to prevalent copyright laws.
Anti-copyright refers to the complete or partial opposition to prevalent copyright laws.
Beatallica
Beatallica is a mash-up band that plays music made from combinations of songs of The Beatles and Metallica.
Beatallica is a mash-up band that plays music made from combinations of songs of The Beatles and Metallica.
Benjamin Mako Hill
Benjamin Mako Hill (born December 2, 1980) is a Debian hacker, intellectual property researcher, activist and author.
Benjamin Mako Hill (born December 2, 1980) is a Debian hacker, intellectual property researcher, activist and author.
Bruce Lehman
Bruce A. Lehman (born September 19, 1945) served from August 5, 1993 through 1998 as the United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Commissioner of the United States...
Bruce A. Lehman (born September 19, 1945) served from August 5, 1993 through 1998 as the United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Commissioner of the United States...
Cary Sherman
Cary H. Sherman is the Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America.
Cary H. Sherman is the Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America.
Charlie Angus
Charles Joseph Angus MP (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician.
Charles Joseph Angus MP (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician.
Christian Engström
Lars Christian Engström is a Swedish computer programmer, activist and politician.
Lars Christian Engström is a Swedish computer programmer, activist and politician.
Cindy Cohn
Cindy Cohn is an American attorney specializing in Internet law.
Cindy Cohn is an American attorney specializing in Internet law.
Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing.
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing.
Danger Mouse
Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer.
Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer.
David A. Wiley
David A. Wiley is a prominent Morman as he himself describes in his references below and profile on morman.org and Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology at Brigham Young U...
David A. Wiley is a prominent Morman as he himself describes in his references below and profile on morman.org and Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology at Brigham Young U...
David Bravo Bueno
David Bravo Bueno (born February 20, 1978) is a Spanish lawyer specialized in intellectual property rights.
David Bravo Bueno (born February 20, 1978) is a Spanish lawyer specialized in intellectual property rights.
Eben Moglen
Eben Moglen is a professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center, whose client list includes numerous ...
Eben Moglen is a professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center, whose client list includes numerous ...
Edgar David Villanueva
Dr Edgar David Villanueva Núñez is a politician and congressman in the Republic of Peru.
Dr Edgar David Villanueva Núñez is a politician and congressman in the Republic of Peru.
Edward Felten
Edward William Felten (born March 25, 1963) is a professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University.
Edward William Felten (born March 25, 1963) is a professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred, born 1943, is an American literacy advocate and the proprietor of the unincorporated Eldritch Press, a website which republished the works of others which are in the public domain (...
Eric Eldred, born 1943, is an American literacy advocate and the proprietor of the unincorporated Eldritch Press, a website which republished the works of others which are in the public domain (...
Franco Iacomella
Franco Iacomella is an Argentine activist, writer and scholar involved in universities such as the University of Buenos Aires, Latin American Social Sciences Institute and the Open University of...
Franco Iacomella is an Argentine activist, writer and scholar involved in universities such as the University of Buenos Aires, Latin American Social Sciences Institute and the Open University of...
Fred von Lohmann
Fred von Lohmann is an American lawyer practicing as a senior copyright counsel at Google.
Fred von Lohmann is an American lawyer practicing as a senior copyright counsel at Google.
Fredrik Neij
Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij (born April 27, 1978), a.k.a. TiAMO, is a co-founder of The Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent index site and tracker.
Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij (born April 27, 1978), a.k.a. TiAMO, is a co-founder of The Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent index site and tracker.
Georg C. F. Greve
Georg C. F. Greve (born 10 March 1973 in Helgoland, Germany) is a self-taught software developer, academically trained physicist and author.
Georg C. F. Greve (born 10 March 1973 in Helgoland, Germany) is a self-taught software developer, academically trained physicist and author.
Gigi Sohn
Gigi Sohn is president and co-founder (with Laurie Racine and David Bollier) of Public Knowledge.
Gigi Sohn is president and co-founder (with Laurie Racine and David Bollier) of Public Knowledge.
Gottfrid Svartholm
Per Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (born 17 October 1984), alias anakata, is a Swedish computer specialist, known as the former co-owner of the web hosting company PRQ and co-founder of the BitTo...
Per Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (born 17 October 1984), alias anakata, is a Swedish computer specialist, known as the former co-owner of the web hosting company PRQ and co-founder of the BitTo...
Heather Ford
Heather Ford is a South African researcher, blogger, journalist, social entrepreneur and open source activist who has worked in the field of Internet policy, law and management in South Africa, ...
Heather Ford is a South African researcher, blogger, journalist, social entrepreneur and open source activist who has worked in the field of Internet policy, law and management in South Africa, ...
Jack Valenti
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America.
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America.
James Boyle (academic)
James Boyle is a Scottish legal academic who is currently the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of ...
James Boyle is a Scottish legal academic who is currently the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of ...
Jeff Burk
Jeff Burk is an American author and editor of Bizarro and horror fiction, currently living in Portland, Oregon.
Jeff Burk is an American author and editor of Bizarro and horror fiction, currently living in Portland, Oregon.
Jenny Toomey
Jenny Toomey (born Jennifer Gillen Toomey in 1968) is an American indie rock musician and arts activist from Chevy Chase, Maryland, and later, Washington, D.C. She was a member of the ba...
Jenny Toomey (born Jennifer Gillen Toomey in 1968) is an American indie rock musician and arts activist from Chevy Chase, Maryland, and later, Washington, D.C. She was a member of the ba...
Jon Phillips
Jon Phillips is founder and developer of Fabricatorz LLC, a company fabricating total creative and commercial projects primarily in San Francisco and Beijing for clients such as Google, Mozilla,...
Jon Phillips is founder and developer of Fabricatorz LLC, a company fabricating total creative and commercial projects primarily in San Francisco and Beijing for clients such as Google, Mozilla,...
Kai Puolamäki
Kai Puolamäki is a Finnish physicist and Internet activist.
Kai Puolamäki is a Finnish physicist and Internet activist.
Kembrew McLeod
Kembrew McLeod is an American journalist, artist, activist, and professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.
Kembrew McLeod is an American journalist, artist, activist, and professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.
Ken Freedman
Ken Freedman (born February 18, 1959) is the ongoing General Manager of WFMU, a freeform radio station.
Ken Freedman (born February 18, 1959) is the ongoing General Manager of WFMU, a freeform radio station.
Marjorie Heins
Marjorie Heins is an activist, writer, and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project ( a U.S. based organization dedicated to exploring challenges to free expression from censorship, media r...
Marjorie Heins is an activist, writer, and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project ( a U.S. based organization dedicated to exploring challenges to free expression from censorship, media r...
Michael W. Carroll
Michael W. Carroll is a Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University's Washington College of Law.
Michael W. Carroll is a Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University's Washington College of Law.
Negativland
Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s.
Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s.
Pamela Samuelson
Pamela Samuelson is the Richard M. Sherman '74 Distinguished Professor of Law and Information Management at the University of California, Berkeley with a joint appointment in the UC Berkeley Sc...
Pamela Samuelson is the Richard M. Sherman '74 Distinguished Professor of Law and Information Management at the University of California, Berkeley with a joint appointment in the UC Berkeley Sc...
Patrice Riemens
Patrice Riemens (born 1950) is a geographer and currently the Fellow of the Waag Society in Amsterdam.
Patrice Riemens (born 1950) is a geographer and currently the Fellow of the Waag Society in Amsterdam.
Peter Drahos
Professor Peter Drahos is an Australian academic and researcher specializing in the areas of intellectual property and global business regulation amongst others.
Professor Peter Drahos is an Australian academic and researcher specializing in the areas of intellectual property and global business regulation amongst others.
Peter Sunde
Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (alias brokep) (born 13 September 1978 Uddevalla, Sweden) is a computer expert with Norwegian and Finnish roots.
Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (alias brokep) (born 13 September 1978 Uddevalla, Sweden) is a computer expert with Norwegian and Finnish roots.
Quinn Norton
Quinn Norton (born 1973) is an American journalist, photographer and blogger covering hacker culture, Anonymous, Occupy movement, intellectual property and copyright issues, and the Internet.
Quinn Norton (born 1973) is an American journalist, photographer and blogger covering hacker culture, Anonymous, Occupy movement, intellectual property and copyright issues, and the Internet.
Randy Saaf
Randy Saaf was the chief executive officer, and founder, of MediaDefender, Inc., which was purchased by ARTISTdirect, Inc. for $42.5 million in cash.
Randy Saaf was the chief executive officer, and founder, of MediaDefender, Inc., which was purchased by ARTISTdirect, Inc. for $42.5 million in cash.
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman, often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Richard Matthew Stallman, often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Rickard Falkvinge
Rickard ”Rick” Falkvinge, born Dick Augustsson on 21 January 1972 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish IT entrepreneur known as the founder and first party leader of the Swedish Pirate Party.
Rickard ”Rick” Falkvinge, born Dick Augustsson on 21 January 1972 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish IT entrepreneur known as the founder and first party leader of the Swedish Pirate Party.
Robin Gross
Robin Gross is founder and Executive Director of IP Justice, an international civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual property law and defends freedom of expression.
Robin Gross is founder and Executive Director of IP Justice, an international civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual property law and defends freedom of expression.
Ronaldo Lemos
Ronaldo Lemos da Silva Júnior, Brazilian academic and commentator on copyright, technology and culture.
Ronaldo Lemos da Silva Júnior, Brazilian academic and commentator on copyright, technology and culture.
Saul Williams
Saul Stacey Williams is an American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam.
Saul Stacey Williams is an American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam.
Seth Schoen
Seth David Schoen (born September 27, 1979) is senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a technology civil rights organisation, and has been actively involved in discuss...
Seth David Schoen (born September 27, 1979) is senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a technology civil rights organisation, and has been actively involved in discuss...
Simona Levi
Simona Levi is an Italian multidisciplinary artist and activist based in Barcelona, Spain since 1990.
Simona Levi is an Italian multidisciplinary artist and activist based in Barcelona, Spain since 1990.
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Siva Vaidhyanathan (born 1966) is a cultural historian and media scholar, and is currently a professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia.
Siva Vaidhyanathan (born 1966) is a cultural historian and media scholar, and is currently a professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia.
Stefan Flod
Stefan Flod, born on 30 April 1985 in Gävle, is the President of the Swedish Youth Organization Young Pirate (Ung Pirat).
Stefan Flod, born on 30 April 1985 in Gävle, is the President of the Swedish Youth Organization Young Pirate (Ung Pirat).
Steve Connell
Steven Gerard Connell (born March 11, 1975 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American actor, playwright, poet and spoken word artist.
Steven Gerard Connell (born March 11, 1975 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American actor, playwright, poet and spoken word artist.
Stuart Langridge
Stuart Langridge is a designer for a developer for a media firm based in the United Kingdom.
Stuart Langridge is a designer for a developer for a media firm based in the United Kingdom.
Suw Charman-Anderson
Susan Margaret Charman-Anderson (born 15 April 1971), known as Suw Charman-Anderson, is the former Executive Director of the Open Rights Group, a campaign group based in London.
Susan Margaret Charman-Anderson (born 15 April 1971), known as Suw Charman-Anderson, is the former Executive Director of the Open Rights Group, a campaign group based in London.
Viktor Alksnis
Viktor Alksnis is an ethnic Latvian Russian politician and former Soviet Air Force colonel.
Viktor Alksnis is an ethnic Latvian Russian politician and former Soviet Air Force colonel.
Wendy Seltzer
Wendy Seltzer is an American lawyer and currently a fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and staff member at the World Wide Web Consortium.
Wendy Seltzer is an American lawyer and currently a fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and staff member at the World Wide Web Consortium.
William John Sullivan
William John Sullivan (more commonly known as John Sullivan) (born December 6, 1976) is a software freedom activist, hacker, and writer.
William John Sullivan (more commonly known as John Sullivan) (born December 6, 1976) is a software freedom activist, hacker, and writer.
Wouter Tebbens
Wouter Tebbens, is a Dutch activist, researcher and social entrepreneur on Free Knowledge.
Wouter Tebbens, is a Dutch activist, researcher and social entrepreneur on Free Knowledge.
Wu Ming
Wu Ming (extended name: Wu Ming Foundation) is a pseudonym for a group of Italian authors formed in 2000 from a subset of the Luther Blissett community in Bologna.
Wu Ming (extended name: Wu Ming Foundation) is a pseudonym for a group of Italian authors formed in 2000 from a subset of the Luther Blissett community in Bologna.