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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: November 2619
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 | 04:39:39, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | The current law goes against freedom of expression. |
| Date | 14:50:36, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | The current law protects people's right to succeed. |
| Date | 14:52:44, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Nobody has a right to lock up information. |
| Date | 14:59:45, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Nobody has the right to prevent people making money. |
| Date | 15:00:46, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | So somehow not giving a person a monopoly is preventing them making money? Wow, the world you live in must be scary. It's a good thing it doesn't correspond to the real world at all. |
| Date | 15:39:22, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Hello Kitty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Did you hurt yourself again? |
| Date | 22:44:29, August 10, 2008 CET | From | al-Hizb at-Tukarali al-Qawmi al-Ijtima'i | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | How does the party that keeps proposing these silly bills stay in power? I can't wait until the next elections |
| Date | 23:30:26, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Because the people agree with us. |
| Date | 00:55:15, August 11, 2008 CET | From | Hello Kitty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Apparently the people do not agree with you. |
| Date | 04:35:29, August 11, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | No, the parties don't. The people do. |
| Date | 05:46:57, August 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Just because someone votes for you does not mean they necessarily agree with you. |
| Date | 06:51:59, August 11, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Intellectual Property (Software) Abolition Act |
| Message | Often people vote for parties they are ideologically opposed to, naturally. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 156 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 194 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 150 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life brand names (eg. Coca Cola, McDonalds, Microsoft). However, in the case of military equipment brand names it is permitted to use simple number-letter combinations (eg. T-90 and F-22) borrowed from real life, and also simple generic names, like those of animals (eg. Leopard and Jaguar). |
| Random quote: "You will win, but you will not convince. You will win, because you possess more than enough brute force, but you will not convince, because to convince means to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack, reason and right in the struggle." - Miguel de Unamuno |