Israel Hands Israel Hands Israel Hands was an 18th-century pirate, also known as Basilica Hands. He is best known for being second in command to the infamous pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Hands' first historical mention was in 1718, when Blackbeard gave him command of David Herriot's ship "Adventure" after Herriot was captured by Teach in March 1718. During the winter of 1717–1718 Blackbeard harassed shipping sailing to and from the port of Vera Cruz, Mexico and traversing the Bay of Honduras. On April 4th or 5th of 1718, at Turneffe Atoll, Blackbeard captured the ten gun logwood cutting sloop
Pirate Party (France) Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society" better known as DADVSI. Due to dissension a new section of the Pirate Party emerged in 2007, called "Parti pirate français Canal historique" (PPFCH). On 4 April 2009, the foundation of the Pirate Party as an organisation was published in the "Journal officiel de la République française" (page 1663, no. 1795). PP and PPFCH had similar aims and reunited in summer of 2009. Already during the debate on the HADOPI law a further pirate party named "Parti pirate français" (PPF) appeared, founded by Rémy Cérésiani. The PPF, which had an identical logo