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Bill: Act for Freedom of Culture and Technology
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
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 2049
Description[?]:
| UNDERSTANDING the need for an artist or a developer of technology to be identified as the author of their creations, while COMMITTING itself to freedom of utilising work of other people in new creations, the parliament of Ikradon decides that from now on, works of technology and arts enjoy only limited copyright protection, according to the following guidelines: 1) No piece of art or technology may be exactly replicated without a license and/or fees paid to the creator of the original piece. 2) Parts of existing pieces of art or technology may be freely incorporated into new designs. However, if 50% or more of the new piece is copied from an existing piece, the limitations of clause 1 apply. 3) This law only applies to pieces of technology or art created in the state of Ikradon. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:05:34, May 07, 2005 CET | From | To | Debating the Act for Freedom of Culture and Technology |
| Message | I will agree to this. |
| Date | 07:46:44, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Pragmatists | To | Debating the Act for Freedom of Culture and Technology |
| Message | The Socialist continue there drive to destroy Ikradons free market... so be it... With the ITC paralized by a lack of leadership there is nothing the opposition can do to stop this bill.... Although it is very stupid! |
| Date | 16:36:14, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Act for Freedom of Culture and Technology |
| Message | We laugh at your capitalist warning cries: Ha! |
| Date | 22:22:58, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Pragmatists | To | Debating the Act for Freedom of Culture and Technology |
| Message | Laugh all the way to economic ruin and stagnation! Collectivism never works! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 172 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 87 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 52 |
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