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The '''United States Pirate Party'''<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About|url=https://uspirates.org/about/|publisher=United States Pirate Party|access-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021060551/http://uspirates.org/about|archive-date=21 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ('''USPP''') is an American political party founded in 2006 by Brent Allison and Alex English.<ref name="wired">Milchman, Eli [http://archive.wired.com/politics/law/news/2006/06/71180?currentPage=all "The Pirates Hold a Party"], ''[[Wired Magazine]]'', 2006-06-20. Retrieved on 2009-02-20,</ref> The party's platform is aligned with the global [[Pirate Party|Pirate movement]], and supports reform of [[copyright]] laws to reflect [[Open-source model|open source]] and [[Free culture movement|free culture]] values, [[Transparency (behavior)|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.<ref name="pnccon">{{Cite web |title=Platform &#124; United States Pirate Party |url=https://usa.piratesparty.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>


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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,<ref name="about" /> 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 Anthony Jay.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://uspirates.org/about/leadership/ | title=Leadership &#124; United States Pirate Party}}</ref>


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==History==
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The Pirate Party was founded in June 2006 by [[University of Georgia]] graduate student Brent Allison in response to the success of the Swedish [[Pirate Party (Sweden)|Pirate Party]]. Its platform was focused primarily on [[copyright]] reform and freedom from [[Internet censorship]]. The party first attempted to register in Utah during the 2007/2008 election cycle and failed to collect the required number of Statements of Support.<ref name="ars2">Cheng, Jacqui [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/08/us-pirate-party-seeks-legitimacy-starts-in-utah.ars "US Pirate Party seeks legitimacy, starts in Utah"], [[Ars Technica]], 2007-08-09. Retrieved on 2009-02-20.</ref><ref name="variety">{{Cite web |last=Triplett |first=William |date=Aug 17, 2007 |title=Pirate party forms in Utah |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970443.html?categoryid=1019&cs=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105224142/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970443.html?categoryid=1019&cs=1 |archive-date=Nov 5, 2007 |access-date=2009-03-19 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In 2011, the Massachusetts Pirate Party became the first legally recognized Pirate Party in the US.<ref name="rawstory">{{cite web|url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/07/massachusetts-voters-can-now-register-as-pirates/|title=Massachusetts voters can now register as 'Pirates'|access-date=29 January 2016|date=2011-03-07|archive-date=2014-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830034131/http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/07/massachusetts-voters-can-now-register-as-pirates/|url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2011, the Pirate Party reported over 3000 members nationwide.<ref name="TNR2">Downie, James (2011-01-24) [http://www.tnr.com/article/world/81963/pirate-party-wikileaks Avast Network], ''[[The New Republic]]''</ref>
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In 2012, a coalition of state Pirate parties formed the Pirate National Committee (PNC).<ref name="pnc">{{cite web|url=https://uspirates.org/wiki/Pirate_National_Committee_%28PNC%29 |title=Pirate National Committee (PNC) - United States Pirate Party |access-date=July 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404062710/http://uspirates.org/wiki/Pirate_National_Committee_%28PNC%29 |archive-date=April 4, 2013 }}</ref> By July of that year, the PNC drafted and adopted a new constitution, which outlined a broader ideology inspired by [[Rickard Falkvinge|Rick Falkvinge]]'s Pirate Wheel.<ref name="piratewheel2">Falkvinge, Rick [http://falkvinge.net/pirate-wheel/ "The Pirate Wheel"], Falkvinge on Infopolicy. Retrieved on 2012-08-19.</ref>

In 2015, Massachusetts Pirate Party Quartermaster Steve Revilak became the first pirate in the United States to be elected to office, elected to [[Arlington, Massachusetts|Arlington]] [[Representative town meeting|town meeting]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://masspirates.org/blog/2015/03/29/revilak-is-first-elected-pirate/|title=Revilak is first elected Pirate}}</ref>

On July 2, 2022, the United States Pirate Party became a member of the [[Pirate Parties International]], an umbrella organization, comprising 31 parties all over the world at the time of the USPP's admission.<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022-04-07 |title=United States Pirates become the newest addition to the PPI family! |url=https://pp-international.net/2022/07/united-states-pirates-become-the-newest-addition-to-the-ppi-family/ |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=pp-international.net}}</ref>

Ethan Osborne, captain of the Kentucky Pirate Party, ran for Congress in [[Kentucky's 4th congressional district]] during the [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections]], finishing in 3rd place with over 10,000 votes or 3.9%.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2022/11/midterm-election-highlights-and-takeaways/ | title=Midterm Election Highlights and Takeaways | date=10 November 2022 }}</ref> This is the largest amount of votes for a Pirate candidate in US history as of 2022.

==Name==
{{See also|Reappropriation#Linguistic reappropriation or reclaiming}}
The Pirate Party defends their oft-criticized name<ref name="lessig">{{cite web|url=http://torrentfreak.com/lessig-questions-pirate-party-existence-080308/|title=Lessig Questions Pirate Party's Existence - TorrentFreak|work=TorrentFreak|access-date=29 January 2016|date=2008-03-08}}</ref> in the preamble of the PNC's constitution:<ref name="pnccon" />

{{blockquote|For our values, we have been derided as "pirates". For our hope that every person may be free to access all of human knowledge, we have been called "pirates". For our belief that one need not ask permission to participate in governance, industry, culture, and other aspects of society, we have been called "pirates". For our insistence that citizens should not be surveilled and distrusted as if they are criminals, we have been called "pirates". For our rejection of authority and profit-seeking when it does not serve the common good of all people, we have been called "pirates".

We reclaim this label of "pirate" and abjure its derogatory, incendiary implication. We are Pirates. We stand for the liberty, equality, and solidarity of all human beings, and against all threats they may face.}}

==Ideology==
Factions within the Pirate Party include [[Left-libertarianism|left-libertarians]], [[Classical liberalism|classical liberals]], [[Anarchism|anarchists]], [[Progressivism|progressives]], and [[Radical centrism|radical centrists]]. Many Pirates explicitly decline to identify with any particular political ideology or philosophy. They are driven to "do what works" rather than being driven by a particular ideology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uspirates.org/faq/|title=FAQ|website=US Pirates|publisher=Piratenkleider|access-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028045218/https://uspirates.org/faq/|archive-date=October 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Pirate Party's platform originally centered on issues of copyright. "Like its international counterparts, the USPP's main practical concerns are digital [[intellectual property]] and [[privacy law]]s—specifically, the abolition of [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|a 1998 digital U.S. copyright law]], the reduction of copyrights to 14 years (from 95 years after publication, or 70 years after the author's death), and the expiration of patents that don't result in significant progress within four years (as opposed to 20 years)."<ref name="TNR2"/>

In 2012, the party began an expansion of its platform, inspired by the Pirate Wheel.<ref name="piratewheel2"/> The party emphasizes the cultural values of the [[hacker ethic]], [[Open-source model|open source]] and [[Free culture movement|free culture]], strong protection of individual [[civil liberties]], [[Transparency (behavior)|government transparency]], [[participatory governance]], and [[evidence-based policy]]. It solidified these tenets by publishing a series of essays in January 2012 where it voiced its values using quotations from historical figures, including [[Benjamin Franklin]] ("They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"), [[Mark Twain]] ("Only one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet"), [[Albert Camus]] ("The only way to deal with an un-free world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion") and [[Thomas Jefferson]] ("Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.") in order to highlight the timelessness, urgency, and consensual agreement on its positions related to free culture.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Prinzing|first=Marlis|year=2012|title=The Pirate Party – A new star on the horizon of media accountability or a blended, self-serving movement?|journal=Studies in Communications Sciences|volume=12| issue = 1|pages=41–48|doi=10.1016/j.scoms.2012.06.009}}</ref>

== PNC ==
=== Captain ===
Before 2012, the chairman of the party was elected every July by a membership vote, as established in the party constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ppusa Constitution |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/2505140/Ppusa-Constitution |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113164612/http://www.scribd.com/doc/2505140/Ppusa-Constitution |archive-date=Nov 13, 2013 |website=scribd}}</ref> After the 2012 formation of the PNC, the role's name was changed to Captain.<ref name="pnccon" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! From
! To
|-
| Brent Allison
| June 6, 2006
| June 9, 2006
|-
| Joshua Cowles
| June 9, 2006
| May 2007
|-
| [[Andrew Norton (Pirate Party)|Andrew Norton]]
| May 2007
| September 2008{{ref|1|a}}
|-
| Glenn Kerbein
| September 2008{{ref|1|a}}
| July 2009
|-
| Ryan Martin
| July 2009
| December 29, 2009{{ref|1|b}}
|-
| Bradley Hall{{ref|1|b}}
| December 29, 2009
| January 28, 2010
|-
| Brittany Phelps{{ref|1|c}}
| January 28, 2010
| July 15, 2011
|-
| Bradley Hall
| July 15, 2011
| April, 2012
|-
| Travis McCrea
| April, 2012
| November 14, 2012
|-
| Lindsay-Anne Brunner
| November 14, 2012
| January 28, 2015
|-
| Andrew Norton{{ref|1|d}}
| January 28, 2015
| March 1, 2016
|-
| Joseph Klein
| March 1, 2016
| May 15, 2017
|-
| Lindsay-Anne Gorski
| May 15, 2017
| January 28, 2019
|-
| Meg Cochran
| January 28, 2019
| December 2, 2019
|-
| Joseph Klein
| December 2, 2019
| June 6, 2021
|-
| Rose Klein
| June 6, 2021
| June 5, 2022
|-
| Anthony Jay
| June 5, 2022
| Incumbent
|}

{{note|1|a}} Norton stepped down mid-term to head up [[Pirate Parties International]]. Kerbein, as operations officer, stepped into the position for the rest of the term.

{{note|1|b}} Martin was removed via a [[vote of no confidence]] on December 29, 2009. Hall was selected as administrator [[Pro-tempore|pro tempore]] for a 30-day period until elections could be held.<ref>[http://memwiki.pirate-party.us/index.php?title=2009-12-29 "Minutes of Meeting"], 29 December 2009 {{Dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref>

{{note|1|c}} See [[n:Wikinews interviews Brittany Phelps, administrator of the United States Pirate Party|Wikinews interview with Peter Coti.]]

{{note|1|d}} Norton resigned in order to have more time to devote to other interests.<ref>[https://uspirates.org/andrew-norton-resigns-as-uspp-chair/ Andrew Norton Resigns as USPP Chair] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405105405/https://uspirates.org/andrew-norton-resigns-as-uspp-chair/ |date=2016-04-05 }}, 08 February 2016</ref>

=== Officers ===
* Chair – Anthony Jay
* Vice Chair – ''Vacant''
* Treasurer - Joseph Onoroski
* Secretary – Rose Klein
* State Moderator - ''Vacant''
* Auditor - James O’Keefe
* Swarmcare Manager - Mitch Davilo
* Director of Public Relations - Brianna Coyle
* Webmaster - ''Vacant''

==State parties==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! State<ref name="usppwiki">{{cite web|url=https://uspirates.org/wiki/Main_Page|title=United States Pirate Party|access-date=July 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702075500/http://uspirates.org/wiki/Main_Page|archive-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> !! Founded !! PNC Member<ref name="pnc" /> !! Notes
|-
| [[Alabama]]|| || {{no|No}}||
|-
| [[Alaska]]|| || {{no|No}}||
|-
| [[Arizona]]|| || {{no|No}}||
|-
| [[Arkansas]]|| || {{no|No}}||
|-
| [[California]]|| August 1, 2020 || {{yes|Yes}}||
|-
| [[Colorado]]|| || {{partial|Observer}}||
|-
| [[Connecticut]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Delaware]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Florida]]|| || {{n/a|Inactive}} || Officially moved to probationary status on the January 30, 2022 meeting, and moved to inactive status on the March 6, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]|| || {{n/a|Inactive}} || Officially moved to probationary status on the January 30, 2022 meeting, and moved to inactive status on the March 6, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[Hawaii]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Idaho]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Illinois]]|| 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ilpirates.org/history/|title=History|date=27 August 2021}}</ref> || {{yes|Yes}} || The Illinois Pirate Party was founded in 2012, but by year’s end was largely inactive and never received official recognition from the USPP and Pirate National Committee outside of observer status. The party reorganized in 2020. Became PNC members October 10, 2021.
|-
| [[Indiana]]|| 2021 || {{yes|Yes}} || Became PNC members on October 17, 2021.
|-
| [[Iowa]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Kansas]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Kentucky]]|| 2022 || {{yes|Yes}} || Became PNC members on March 3, 2022.
|-
| [[Louisiana]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Maine]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Maryland]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Massachusetts Pirate Party|Massachusetts]] || 2010 || {{yes|Yes}} || Ran first pirate candidate in the United States history, JP Hollembaek, in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koebler |first=Jason |date=May 1, 2012 |title=1st Pirate Candidate Out to Steal Spotlight in Massachusetts |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/05/01/1st-pirate-candidate-out-to-steal-spotlight-in-massachusetts |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> As of June 2021, the only state party to elect a pirate to office with the election of Steve Revilak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2021 |title=Election Summary Report |url=https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/55869/637539962076870000}}</ref>
|-
| [[Michigan]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Minnesota]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Mississippi]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Missouri]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Montana]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Nebraska]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Nevada]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[New Hampshire]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[New Jersey]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[New Mexico]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[New York (state)|New York]]|| August 25, 2010 || {{n/a|Inactive}} || Officially moved to probationary status on the January 30, 2022 meeting, and moved to inactive status on the March 6, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[North Carolina]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[North Dakota]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Ohio]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Oklahoma]]|| January 18, 2010 || {{n/a|Inactive}} || The Pirate Party of Oklahoma was formed on January 18, 2010 with the signing of its constitution,<ref name=constitution>[http://okpirateparty.net/files/PPOK-Constitution.pdf "Constitution of the Pirate Party of Oklahoma"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723232616/http://okpirateparty.net/files/PPOK-Constitution.pdf |date=2011-07-23 }} 2010-01-18. Retrieved on 2010-08-14.</ref> and the filing of a motion of intent to form a political party with the Oklahoma Election Board. The founding chairman was Marcus Kessler. The party was named an official state chapter of the United States Pirate Party on January 19, 2010.<ref name=meeting>[http://memwiki.pirate-party.us/2010-1-19 "Official Minutes of Meeting"] 2010-01-19. Retrieved on 2010-08-14. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618191516/http://memwiki.pirate-party.us/2010-1-19 |date=June 18, 2010 }}</ref> The party mounted a signature drive to try to gain access to the Oklahoma ballot, but was unsuccessful. The party did not run any candidates for office in 2010. Officially moved to probationary status on the January 30, 2022 meeting, and moved to inactive status on the March 6, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[Oregon]]|| November 9, 2010 || {{n/a|Inactive}} || The Oregon Pirate Party was given official state party status on November 9, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} Officially moved to probationary status on the January 30, 2022 meeting, and moved to inactive status on the March 6, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[Pennsylvania]]|| 2022 || {{yes|Yes}} || Became PNC members on June 5, 2022.
|-
| [[Rhode Island]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[South Carolina]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[South Dakota]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Tennessee]]|| || {{partial|Obeserver}} ||
|-
| [[Texas]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Utah]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Vermont]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Virginia]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Washington (state)|Washington]]|| || {{n/a|Inactive}} || Officially moved to probationary status on the January 30, 2022 meeting, and moved to inactive status on the March 6, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[West Virginia]]|| || {{partial|Observer}} ||
|-
| [[Wisconsin]]|| July 4, 2012 || {{operational|Probationary}} || Formerly registered with the [[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]]. Officially moved to probationary status on the March 13, 2022 meeting.
|-
| [[Wyoming]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|}

===Territories===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Territory<ref name="usppwiki"/> !! Founded !! PNC Member<ref name="pnc" /> !! Notes
|-
| [[American Samoa]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[District of Columbia]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Guam]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Northern Mariana Islands]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[Puerto Rico]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|-
| [[United States Virgin Islands|US Virgin Islands]]|| || {{no|No}} ||
|}

==See also==
* [[Copyright in the United States]]
* [[List of United States political parties]]
* [[Patent troll|Patent pirate]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://uspirates.org/ Official Website]
* [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page Official USPP Wiki]
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{{Pirate Party}}
{{United States political parties}}
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United States Pirate Party
CaptainAnthony Jay (IN)
FoundedJune 6, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-06-06)
Youth wingYoung Pirates of America
Ideology
Political positionSyncretic
International affiliationPirate Parties International
ColorsPurple, Red, Blue
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