PirateCon 2015

I attended PirateCon 2015 which was held in Boston.  This was a one day convention held by the Massachusetts Pirate Party.  I attended to obtain material for a book I’m writing on file sharing on the Internet.  The Pirate Party, which originated in Sweden, is now in 60 countries world-wide. The President of the Massachusetts party has a title of “Captain.”  The Massachusetts party has about 400 people and is likely the largest Pirate Party in the United States.

There was a live streaming video interview with Rick Falkvinage, founder of the Pirate Party.  He impressed me as a very intelligent and spoke on a wide range of issues that focused on political actions for the next year.  Members of the pirate party introduced themselves and asked questions.