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Bill: Protection of Property Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Reform Coalition (FRP)
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: March 2045
Description[?]:
People work hard to develop technology art and new techniques their work should be protected. |
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 patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 01:55:52, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | Property rights are fundamental right in any democratic society. Without property rights, people do not have an incentive to create art, develop technology or software. This is because they know that their efforts will be undermined by the theft of their creations by people who did not work to acquire them. |
Date | 02:50:25, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | The FRP, in its openness to change, welcomes evidence to show that private property is a bad thing. |
Date | 05:08:03, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | You know, if you keep pushing a mountain, all you get is a strain. |
Date | 05:23:31, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | OOC: That actually gave me a chuckle SRP. Thank you for adding humor to this. I think some of us have gotten a bit worked up in the past about each other's points of view. It is good to insert some humor, this is a game after all. IC: My muscles keep getting stronger SRP, perhaps by next election that mountain may move! :) |
Date | 06:24:16, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | The Radical Centrists will maintain their devotion to futility and support this measure. |
Date | 11:57:00, April 29, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | People have been creating art and developing technology for thousands of years without any copyright protection. Profit has never been a major incentive for creativity. |
Date | 12:20:41, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | Good point LibCom about the history of creating art and technology. times change though. Example: A musician may not be interested in earning lots of money, but he may be interested in getting his or her music "out there". The music industry does that for the musician. The musician and the music company then negotiate a contract for the music rights in exchange for publication. without those property rights, the music company could simply record the song, publish and sell it and never pay the musician anything for the work he did, that they are making money off of. |
Date | 15:21:55, April 29, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the Protection of Property Act |
Message | The FRP is showing its failure to keep up with technology. The majority of musicians in this day and age (and this is true even in those benighted nations that enforce copyright legislation) get their music out there by making it available, free of charge, on the internet. If a fan then decides she wants the music in a more durable format, she can then purchase it directly from the musician. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 33 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 59 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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