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Bill: Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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 2613
Description[?]:
| An act to abolish software patents. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:03:23, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Let us stop putting the software industry in the hands of a few large corporations. |
| Date | 13:57:18, July 19, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | This failed utterly with the majority of parties voting against it. |
| Date | 04:59:16, July 25, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Move to a vote please. |
| Date | 06:32:40, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Hello Kitty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | second |
| Date | 06:37:31, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | We will, when we're ready. |
| Date | 06:57:59, July 28, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Graenix Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | And here is the second |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 212 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 233 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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