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Bill: HEGCs Property Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Extraordinary Gentlemen's Club
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: January 2695
Description[?]:
| If we have managed to introduce the property rights to economics within our society, our party believes, it would be wise to introduce property rights on intellectual property as well. (Sorry, just for the visibility, i guess; no motivation or reasoning will be provided for the bill) |
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 The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government requires that all source be opened.
Current: The government requires that all source be opened.
Proposed: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:16:44, January 11, 2009 CET | From | Centrist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the HEGCs Property Rights Bill |
| Message | We disagree with Article 2 but we mildly support Articles 1 and 3. |
| Date | 21:07:50, January 11, 2009 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the HEGCs Property Rights Bill |
| Message | We support this bill and the HEGC's declaration 100%! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 135 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 265 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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