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Bill: Software Copyright Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Irkan Tomorrow Cabal
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: April 2037
Description[?]:
| WHEREAS the process of software is lengthy and often costly for business. RECOGNISING that software, and related computer techniques need to be protected so that they enjoy the same protection that other forms of media has. ADMITTING that this will bolster the support of the IT Industry in Ikradon . CREATING the freedom for software developers to choose themselves whether they want to create open source software or not. WITH RESPECT TO the Berne convention, an international standard protecting the rights of “Literary and Artistic” works. THEREFORE copyright protection for software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms may be at the discretion of the creator patentable. |
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 | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | How thinke ye? |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Pragmatists | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | This is only common sense as it provides incentive for investment. Our party supports this measure... |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | No, because we're filthy commies. |
| Date | not recorded | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | Damn straight! |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | The IRP contends that withholding such tools for financial gain should be a criminal practise and opposes the motion. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | Pinko commies. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | One angered PEP senator shouts, "Leave this kind of crap to open source projects! You bastards are going to ruin our IT sector!" PEP votes AYE. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | Collective laughter from the DSP side |
| Date | not recorded | From | Socialist Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Software Copyright Protection Act |
| Message | The Socialist Party votes YARRR. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 41 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 59 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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