On 16 December 2005, Falkvinge registered the domain name piratpartiet.se (literally The Pirate Party), and on 1 January 2006, the party's website was launched through a message on a Direct Connect hub, signaling the start of the petition to register a new political party in Sweden.
ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, fˈɔlkvɪndʒ ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd ðə dəmˈeɪn nˈeɪm pˈɜːɹɐtpˌɑːɹɾiət.sˈiː lˈɪɾɚɹəli ðə pˈaɪɹət pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd ˌɔn wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz wˈɛbsaɪt wʌz lˈɑːntʃt θɹuː ɐ mˈɛsɪdʒ ˌɔn ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt kənˈɛkt hˈʌb, sˈɪɡnəlɪŋ ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pətˈɪʃən tə ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚɹ ɐ nˈuː pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn swˈiːdən.