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Bill: Software Patency Act 2362
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Libertarian Front
Status[?]: defeated
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: December 2362
Description[?]:
| Software designers should have their intellectual property protected. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:47:05, February 19, 2007 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Software Patency Act 2362 |
| Message | Software patents stifle innovation, unlike ordinary patents. You should seriously reconsider your vote on this. |
| Date | 07:21:52, February 20, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the Software Patency Act 2362 |
| Message | patents protect intellectual property rights. that's all that matters |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 179 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 195 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 226 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "When anger rises, think of the consequences." - Confucius |