Part one of a documentary on the Swedish piracy movement has been released and it sheds interesting light on the attitude of the Swedish people and the pressure brought to bear by the US government upon them. Part one of a documentary on the Swedish piracy movement has been released and it sheds interesting light on the attitude of the Swedish people and the pressure brought to bear by the US government upon them.
For anyone who hasn’t been following the raid on The Pirate Bay, or the formation of The Pirate Party (a political party whose platform includes Piracy as its main point), part one of “Steal This Film” provides a worthy primer on the Swedish mindset surrounding copyright in the digital age.
The film’s producers write, “Hopefully you’ll enjoy the first part of Steal this Film (’Stockholm, summer 2006′). It achieves some, but by no means all, of our goals. To continue we need your help. this film is free for you to share, watch on your dvd player or on your ipod, or show in cinemas. But if you like the work we’ve done and want us to carry on, use our donate link to send us a couple of dollars or euros.”
For the fashion conscious downloader, there are also T-shirts available to help fund the second installment.
[Via Boing Boing]