The FreeNation Foundation
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| Motto | "To establish, through science, reason, and cooperation, an ecologically sustainable society where the principle of freedom is paramount." |
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| Formation | unknown |
| Type | Non-Profit Project |
| Official languages | English |
| Website | http://freenationfoundation.org/ |
The FreeNation Foundation has a stated end goal of the acquisition or creation of land, ideally to become a sovereign, world-recognized country.
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[edit] Mission Statement
“To establish, through science, reason and cooperation, an ecologically sustainable society where the principle of freedom is paramount.”[1]
[edit] History
The FreeNation project started after an effort by torrent tracker The Pirate Bay to purchase the man-made island of Sealand for $200 million, and started taking donations from the online community towards that end.[2][3] The prospect of the acquisition of Sealand became unrealistic due to financial limitations, as well as a shift in interest for the online community and ThePirateBay. Sealand, while having the benefit of a degree of established respect as a sovereign nation, was too small and aesthetically displeasing to support such a goal. ThePirateBay, backed by their supporters in the online community, started seeking out other options, saying if they did not receive enough to buy Sealand, that they would "try to buy another small island somewhere and claim it as our own country".[4]
The FreeNation project is a separate entity from The Pirate Bay and both have separate goals. The FreeNation mission is not related except in a general way to The Pirate Bay.
FreeNation has set its sights primarily on Ile de Caille, an island of Grenada, which is currently on the market for $18 million. They are keeping their options open, however, should a more suitable choice be discovered.
[edit] Structure
A new structure based on corporate structure is being applied. This structure applies only to a business sense within the FNF itself.
[edit] References
- ^ url= http://www.freenationfoundation.org/?page_id=12
- ^ Savage, James. "The Pirate Bay plans to buy island", The Local, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. (in English) “The group has set up a campaign to raise money to buy Sealand”
- ^ Farrier, Dave. "This week on the internet: January 15, 2007", New Zealand TV3, 2007-01-15. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. (in English)
- ^ Libbenga, Jan. "The Pirate Bay plans to buy Sealand", The Register, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. (in English)
