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Bill: Copyright Liberalization Rules
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa)
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: July 2570
Description[?]:
| A bill to retain the core copyright protections to ensure incentives to create, while eliminating excess protections that result in needless litigation and actually diminish creativity. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are 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 | 00:54:14, May 02, 2008 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Copyright Liberalization Rules |
| Message | This will encourage innovators to do business elsewhere. If they can't be guaranteed a return on their effort, there is little incentive for them to develop it. |
| Date | 01:39:10, May 02, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Copyright Liberalization Rules |
| Message | The core copyright remains. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 468 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 198 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 84 |
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