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Bill: Culture Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2360
Description[?]:
| This bill would change the following existing laws from: Copyright: 1) Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright. To: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection. Historical Sites: 2) This matter is left up to the local governments. To: The State actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires. Libraries: 3) Books may only be obtained through private dealers. To: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries. Museums: 4) The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector. To: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Books may only be obtained through private dealers.
Current: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Current: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:40:07, February 15, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Culture Protection Act |
| Message | With regards to Article 1, I'm not sure if I support the old or proposed suggestion more, but the rest of the bill we concur with, so we shall support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where players have failed to clearly and accurately reference their nation's RP laws in the "Bills under debate" section, Moderation will rule them invalid if a challenge is made to their validity. |
| Random quote: "Radical left-wing ideologies must be stamped out." - Franklin McCarthy, former Solentian politician |