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A few days ago, a group of hackers hacked the website of the Greek Ministry of Justice by placing a video with a message by the well-known Anonymous. The pirate party said they could not comment on the attack because "we do not know who the people behind the masks are. Moreover, we cannot be sure if it was Anonymous actually or anyone else, like a journalist with hacking knowledge. In this sense, I can only comment on the political message of their act. This is my personal opinion, because we have no position as a party. We follow their actions as the whole of society does. I think that over 80 per cent of Greeks would agree with the message that was sent to attack the website of the Ministry of Justice. It is namely that we have a serious problem with democracy in the country, that the image of the country abroad has been changed unfairly, that the government has not asked us what we want and that in the last two years, they have been dragging us from one threat to another and from one dilemma to another. Yes, I agree with the message of this attack. Under different circumstances, maybe I would not." Anestis said that Anonymous are hundreds of people, "and the means of their communication are quite impersonal. These are means in which many people write a text without knowing who they are. Some follow the rules and others are more uncontrollable. All are very careful in how they communicate, because otherwise they will be caught. But this will happen with one out of one hundred."

According to Anestis, Europeans will be able to waive the application of ACTA. "Years ago, European society opposed and blocked patented software. In the USA, it can be patented and therefore, they make amazing patents like the repeated pressing of a button on a portable device. One such patent entitles giant companies to have very high financial claims on thousands of manufacturers of mobile phones. If they could, they would have patented the bicycle and even then, they would require payment from all who use bicycles for a particular purpose. A recent success was the rejection of SOPA by the Congress because of its members’ fear that in the name of the funds paid by the companies in the form of lobbying they would lose their voters and would not be reelected and the 70-30 ratio "for" and "against" changed to 30-70 respectively in a day."

Pirates hope that the political pressure that forced the Polish government to stop the ratification of ACTA will help its rejection by all countries in Europe. "We cannot make a law to punish over 250 million Europeans the moment it is proven that they exchange files. We should adapt legislation to today's conditions, not vice versa. If the entertainment industry is facing problems in distribution, it must resolve them itself. The available technology and solutions are different. It is not a solution to put under "police" control the entire planet to preserve an outdated model of action that is no longer effective."