Pirate Party Refused Registration Over Name
22 March 2011 | Issue 4600
In a bizarre twist, the Justice Ministry has failed to distinguish between sea rovers and copyright infringers by refusing to register the Russian version of the Pirate Party, a global movement with seats in the European Parliament.
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