Keynote Copyright Regime vs. Civil Liberties Rick Falkvinge Date: Thursday, July 26 Time: 9:30am - 9:45am Location: Portland Ballroom Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party and the international politicized pirate movement, talks about the rise and success of pirates, and why pirates are necessary in today's politics. He'll also outline the next steps in the pirates' strategy to change global copyright laws. The fight against copyright aggression tends to focus on economic aspects of the shift to a networked economy. Falkvinge explains how this conflict is much more important than that: the fight against the copyright regime is...