Terrible ruling that will make the internet less free. Hopefully the courts do something about it or at least upload filters are being prevented. Let's see what kind of laws the national governments enact.
Will the Pirate Party receive seats from the backlash against the ruling across Europe?
LOL no. They're essentially a dead thing. The hype was in 2011/12 and is long over.
Worth noting that while the German Pirates are almost dead (a shame, as their MEP was by far the most vocal opponent and she did a lot to try and stop this), other pirate parties are performing better.
I think the Czech pirates will definitely benefit from this, though they might be the only pirate party left.
