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Bill: PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pan-Sekowo Freedom 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: October 2501
Description[?]:
| Small changes to the law, to give greater economic incentive to talented individuals to develop software that can benefit Sekowo. The second change is just to ensure we don't have normal citizens with Rail Guns and Nukes in the street. Especially in times like these. |
Proposals
Article 1
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Proposed: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:00:39, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill |
| Message | I really don't think we have to worry about nukes and railguns being in the public, I mean, you can't just carry either of those around x.x |
| Date | 02:08:25, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill |
| Message | You actually can carry Nukes around. Still, lesser weapons still pose a problem. I don't want the guy at the grocery store wieling a flame thrower. |
| Date | 02:08:58, December 15, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill |
| Message | Article 1 Absolutely not, Software is not property, it is simply a combination of 1's and 0's that anyone could make. Article 2 No, even ebfore the war we would not have supported this. |
| Date | 02:10:54, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill |
| Message | Yeah, I know there are suitcase nukes, but its like really hard to get, epscialy for a private citizen. And I actualy think people ahve the right to flamethrowers, though carring them around in public might not be the best idea. |
| Date | 09:11:59, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill |
| Message | We are not sure what we think of the software proposal. We are, in general, disinclined to support it. We both like and dislike the weapons provision. While it would likely increase the safety of Sekowans, it steals a lot of fire from groups like the Normand Independent Militia. Ultimately, we fear that the cost may be greater than the benefit, though we dislike voting against this bill. |
| Date | 17:45:32, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Independence Coalition | To | Debating the PSFVP Patent and Weapon Bill |
| Message | Article 2 is unacceptable. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 111 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 547 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 92 |
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