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Bill: Copyright abolishment.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Movement for Percyism
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: May 3733
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, The Enlightened Lodamun thinks a society can only prosper when people are free in their thinking and expressing. The foundation of such thinking through art, literature and music. We think that a society can only develop when people have the chance to improve one another and build on their works. Therefore we, Mr. Speaker, would like to advocate for the abolishment of copyright. |
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: 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 | 18:13:20, September 23, 2014 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Copyright abolishment. |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We believe limited copy protection serves as incentive for brilliant minds to be encouraged to be innovative. What we should do is to pass resolutions on what "limited" means. -- George Huddleson, GNRG Spokesman on Justice |
| Date | 19:15:58, September 23, 2014 CET | From | Movement for Percyism | To | Debating the Copyright abolishment. |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Humankind could only develop itself without protections of copyright, and yet the brilliant artists, thinkers and innovators of the past are still celebrated today. Without the full freedom to use each others work to improve the ideas and work, then there will never be full innovation in this nation. As you speak in terms of moneybor salary, then our view is that most brilliant artists and minds should be payed by the state -de facto, the people of this country-. |
| Date | 01:52:16, September 24, 2014 CET | From | Social Libermuns Party | To | Debating the Copyright abolishment. |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We could be persuaded to vote yes for this. ~ Delia Fairchild SLP Representative of Culture and Education |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 127 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 173 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 229 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
| Random quote: "For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against." - Niccolo Machiavelli |