United States Pirate Party

United States Pirate Party
CaptainDrew Bingaman (PA)
FoundedJune 6, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-06)
Youth wingYoung Pirates USA
Ideology
Political positionSyncretic
International affiliationPirate Parties International
ColorsPurple, Red, Blue
Seats in the Senate
0 / 100
Seats in the House
0 / 435
Governorships
0 / 50
State Upper Houses
0 / 1,921
State Lower Houses
0 / 5,410
Other elected officials2[2]
Website
uspirates.org Edit this at Wikidata

The United States Pirate Party[3] (USPP) is an American political party founded in 2006 by Brent Allison and Alex English.[4] The party's platform is aligned with the global Pirate movement, and supports reform of copyright laws to reflect open source and free culture values, government transparency, protection of privacy and civil liberties. The United States Pirate Party also advocates for evidence-based policy, egalitarianism, meritocracy and the hacker ethic as well as the rolling back of corporate personhood and corporate welfare. The USPP has also made a priority to advocate for changes in the copyright laws and removal of patents. It is the belief of the party that these restrictions greatly hinder the sharing and expansion of knowledge and resources.[5]

The party's national organization has existed in multiple incarnations since its 2006 founding. Its most recent is the Pirate National Committee (PNC), formed in 2012 as a coalition of state parties. The PNC officially recognizes Pirate parties from 10 states,[3] and tracks and assists in the growth of more state parties throughout the United States. The board of the USPP is the board of the PNC. The chair of the Pirate National Committee is known as the "Captain". The current Captain is Drew Bingaman.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Platform – United States Pirate Party".
  2. ^ "Current Office Holders – United States Pirate Party".
  3. ^ a b "About". United States Pirate Party. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ Milchman, Eli "The Pirates Hold a Party", Wired Magazine, 2006-06-20. Retrieved on 2009-02-20,
  5. ^ "Platform | United States Pirate Party".[dead link]
  6. ^ "Leadership | United States Pirate Party".