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Bill: Limited Copyright protection for Technology and Art
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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: February 2459
Description[?]:
| The KIP believes that Kaluzia culture in its technology and art forms needs a limited copyright on it so it is not stolen by other nations. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:34:21, September 20, 2007 CET | From |  Green Communist Party of Kazulia | To | Debating the Limited Copyright protection for Technology and Art |
| Message | Technolgy is made by the people to the people! |
| Date | 15:37:29, September 20, 2007 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Limited Copyright protection for Technology and Art |
| Message | But I think it is also important that it is protected limitedly so that it can't be stolen by foreign nations (spies) especially in the technology field. Of course it is for the people but security and plagarism has to be looked at as well. I don't think an artist or inventor would like to make a creation and then have another individual create the same thing and claim it is their's? |
| Date | 16:31:19, September 20, 2007 CET | From | Pertetuum Kazulia | To | Debating the Limited Copyright protection for Technology and Art |
| Message | Although I agree somewhat with the KIP, ofcourse they do make a mistake saying it is possible for another inventor to claim intellectual property when there are no copyright laws. Right? In any case, we believe copyright laws create monopoly structures which benefit none but those who own that specific right and they are not beneficial to the strength of the collective. |
| Date | 16:42:10, September 20, 2007 CET | From | Communist Workers' Party | To | Debating the Limited Copyright protection for Technology and Art |
| Message | We believe that it would be better to increase border security to keep the capitalists' spies and speculators from entering our country and sapping us dry! |
| Date | 16:45:58, September 20, 2007 CET | From | Green Communist Party of Kazulia | To | Debating the Limited Copyright protection for Technology and Art |
| Message | We don't have a "capitalist list" so they can pass our borders... the better form is controling everything (internet, mails...) but we can't, this is against the privacy of the kazulian peoples. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 688 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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