Nassau, Bahamas French allied forces briefly occupied Nassau. From 1703 to 1718 there was no governor in the colony and by 1713, the sparsely settled Bahamas had become a pirate haven. The Governor of Bermuda stated that there were over 1,000 pirates in Nassau and that they outnumbered the mere hundred inhabitants of the town. They proclaimed Nassau a pirate republic, establishing themselves as "governors". Examples of pirates that used Nassau as their base are Charles Vane, Thomas Barrow (who declared himself "Governor of New Providence"), Benjamin Hornigold, Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and the infamous Edward Teach, better known
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