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Bill: Common Ownership and Discoveries Act 2131
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anti-Particracy and Unionist 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: April 2133
Description[?]:
| Technological and artistic advancements are discoveries, not inventions. They should be freely available for the benefit of the whole nation, not just the corporate IP holders. |
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: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not 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 | 01:26:43, October 26, 2005 CET | From |  New Daio Party | To | Debating the Common Ownership and Discoveries Act 2131 |
| Message | No. Just no. |
| Date | 16:09:24, October 27, 2005 CET | From | People's Democratic Party | To | Debating the Common Ownership and Discoveries Act 2131 |
| Message | We are against. |
| Date | 01:36:32, October 29, 2005 CET | From | Anti-Particracy and Unionist Party | To | Debating the Common Ownership and Discoveries Act 2131 |
| Message | Why? |
| Date | 02:01:28, October 29, 2005 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Common Ownership and Discoveries Act 2131 |
| Message | We are happy with present law, so wont agree with this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 46 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 294 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
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