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Bill: Protection of original works of technology and arts
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal 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: May 2575
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:52:58, May 11, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Centrist Party | To | Debating the Protection of original works of technology and arts |
| Message | How is this "protecting"? |
| Date | 14:52:01, May 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Protection of original works of technology and arts |
| Message | It's not a bill FOR protection, it's a bill ABOUT protection. This bill propose for NO protection. |
| Date | 18:24:54, May 11, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Protection of original works of technology and arts |
| Message | Can you make an argument for why you believe this is good policy? |
| Date | 19:52:01, May 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Protection of original works of technology and arts |
| Message | Because 60% of the Alorians prefer this (see the poll in the Alorian Daily). |
| Date | 19:23:21, May 12, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Protection of original works of technology and arts |
| Message | Every once in awhile it's a legislator's job to tell the people no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 98 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 617 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
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