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Bill: Innovation Security Bill of 2394
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Democratic Alliance
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: August 2396
Description[?]:
| Our technology companies need certainty and protection for their innovations in order to be competitive and willing to invest on Kirlawa. Current legislation also leaves a gap for fraudsters and those who want to take advantage from someone else's innovation & individual contribution, not to mention giving criminals additional chances to carry out their illegal operations & increasing the work load of the police. |
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 The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Current: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Proposed: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:19:56, April 26, 2007 CET | From | Kirlawan Lightning | To | Debating the Innovation Security Bill of 2394 |
| Message | We have proposed this in the past, but cancelled the bill after we realised how important open source is to Kirlawan culture and economy. Illegal activities occur whether software is open source or not. Laws are obeyed only by law abiding citizens. |
| Date | 13:19:08, April 29, 2007 CET | From | Kirlawan Popular Front | To | Debating the Innovation Security Bill of 2394 |
| Message | In fact, because we promote ope source etc, fraud doesn't happen. Your proposals would introduce more crimes for the police to trace, not less. Because of the open nature of technology, there is a low incentive to copy, simply because the price will be so low. Therefore, by reversing our laws, you will increase prices and so increase the incentive for copy-crime. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 77 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 121 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 102 |
| Random fact: "Game mechanics comes first." For example, if a currently-enforced bill sets out one law, then a player cannot claim the government has set out a contradictory law. |
| Random quote: "Stupid people are ruining America." - Herman Cain |