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Bill: IP Patents Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist 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: December 2405
Description[?]:
| Presently there are no laws allowing patenting of software. Surely producers should be able to reap the rewards of their products. Without patents there is no incentive for innovation. |
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:
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 177 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 91 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 263 |
| Random fact: "Doxxing", or the publishing of personally identifiable information about another player without permission, is forbidden. |
| Random quote: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." - Native American proverb |