The Pirate Parties of Europe may still form a very small part of the political spectrum, but they are an extremely vocal section.

Slowly but surely, they seem to be becoming the party to watch in European politics. The German party recently won 7.4 percent of the votes in a state election last month, beating the FDP (the junior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition) by miles (they could only scrape together 1.2 percent of the votes, Spiegel Online reports).

Incredibly, one recent poll suggests that the party could enjoy a record 12 percent nationally.

Now armed with parliamentary seats, as well as a seat in the EU parliament, the Pirate Party has a better chance of making sure their voice is heard. We take a look at how a group of people's dissatisfaction with internet legislation led to their creation.