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Bill: Property Righrts are basic Human Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Radical Libertarian Party
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: September 2524
Description[?]:
| If I do not have the right to dispose of my property, is it really mine? |
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 technology and art are protected by copyright.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may not seize private property.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government requires that all source be opened.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Article 4
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 | 21:49:28, January 28, 2008 CET | From | PFL Irish Party | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | No to article 2. We agree that it's not necessarily a nice thing to seize someones property, but if the Government works are vital and there is no other choice....well then it is necessary. Get rid of article 2 and you'll get a yes from us. |
| Date | 21:53:29, January 28, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | Culture is not of a person is of everybody! |
| Date | 22:38:59, January 28, 2008 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | We will support the AMRLP. |
| Date | 15:09:24, January 29, 2008 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | Culture is for everybody, but the effort put into creating works of culture should be under the control of the creator. |
| Date | 22:29:20, January 29, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | There are a lot of bands, painters... that work because they like art. Commons isn't the same as no rights reserved. |
| Date | 14:40:19, January 30, 2008 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | Then they still have the right to release their works into the public domain if they so desire. But, those who wish to retain their rights to their creations need the protection to do so. |
| Date | 15:08:28, January 30, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | There is no such thing as an original creation: ideas, images and sounds are recycled and can belong to no one individual. |
| Date | 17:20:21, January 30, 2008 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | If they are all recycled, where did they come from in the first place? |
| Date | 20:15:05, January 30, 2008 CET | From | PFL Irish Party | To | Debating the Property Righrts are basic Human Rights |
| Message | We are voting no because of article 2. If you resubmit this bill without article 2, we will gladly vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 185 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 408 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 73 |
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