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Bill: The ***Poor*** People's Private Property Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Working Families
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: October 3555
Description[?]:
Dear Members of the Parliament: Unfortunately, while Private Property is a cherished right in Rutania, millions of *poor* families just cannot *afford* to acquire vast acres of *land* or Corporate Stock, so their *only* avenue to *fully* enjoy their Private Property Rights is by this Government guaranteeing them to the *Right* of INTELLECTUAL property if they, fortunately, have an *idea*, paint a masterpiece, or write an exceptional novel which can be turned into a movie, create a business slogan or name, make an invention. However, this bill also incorporates the "FAIR USE" Doctrine of Intellectual Property to give citizens that do not "technically" *own* the "rights" to a book or movie to *use* that intellectual property. The terms of the "FAIR USE" Doctrine are based on the following 4-part test: (1) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) The nature of the copyrighted work; (3) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; (4) The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. (5) In summary, a citizen can be (legally) *allowed* "Fair Use" of a copyrighted work if he/she is doing *academic research*, *satire*, or a *parody* of the work. ----Brian A. Mayfield, Minister of Social Sciences |
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: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 340 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 215 |
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