Constitution Amendment: Explain the pirate label
Pirate Praveen Tue 23 Sep 2014 11:49AMPublicSeen by 25Add a rationale for the pirate label in the constitution
proposal by Pirate Praveen Closed Sat 4 Oct 2014 4:37PM
we can go ahead and add rationale for pirate label
Add a new section at the end, The "pirate" label,
The “pirate” label, which had been used by the media and film industries in campaigns against copyright infringement, is a reappropriation of the word.
In sociology and cultural studies, reappropriation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims—re-appropriates—terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group.
Results
| Results | Option | Votes | % of votes cast | % of eligible voters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 3 | 100 | 43 |   | |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 4 | 57 |    |
3 of 7 votes cast (42% participation)
Pirate Praveen
Tue 23 Sep 2014 11:51AM
yes, this is a common question and we should explain our rationale in the constitution.
Raju DevidasTue 23 Sep 2014 12:04PM
We should make it clear on why are we using the word Pirate.
shirishTue 30 Sep 2014 7:34AM
People need to know what we are doing and why we are doing it the way we are doing it. I think the above explains it properly.
Balasankar CTue 23 Sep 2014 12:53PM
Something like a masthead "Pirates ain't thieves!!" :)
Pirate PraveenTue 23 Sep 2014 4:54PM
We know the original meaning of pirates were attacking ships and looting. Now if the society can accept equating copying to this act, they can also accept us redefining it a second time to sharing. Why double standards?
There is a clear reason to associate sharing to something bad like killing and looting. It makes people stop doing it because everyone has some inherent goodness. There are two approaches to it. First taken by RMS that we should reject the term. The second approach is taken by Rick Falkving and other pirates that we are not afraid of the term and we are also capable of redefining it for a second time.
Pirate PraveenTue 23 Sep 2014 5:13PM
If the society accepts sharing is piracy, then what is the problem with accepting piracy is sharing?
We can have a caption like this,
"If sharing is piracy, then pirates are just sharing".
Raju DevidasWed 24 Sep 2014 4:16PM
But we have to make it clear, our stands on the meaning of 'Piracy' used by the society and us. We have to express our stand on the digital piracy as well.
Pirate PraveenFri 26 Sep 2014 11:02AM
We should use this opportunity to question the double standards of society. If they can readily accept unauthorized copying as piracy, why can't they accept pirates want to free knowledge?
Our choosing of the word pirate is a redefinition and a protest.
Raju Devidas ·Tue 23 Sep 2014 12:02PM
Some of the opinions that I got from others on the word Pirate.
For the word Hacker- the origin of the word was in good sense, but later the society maligned the word afterwards.
But Unlike Hacker, origin of the word Pirate is itself bad and was associated with stealing from others.
My Opinion-
We should Make it clear on what terms are we using the word Pirate.