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Bill: Anti-copyright proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Solentia (CPS)
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: July 3773
Description[?]:
Copyrights and patents hold by corporations destroy real creativity and are also pareto uneffective especially because informational technologies is widely used. Copyright protection must must discontinue after a certain time period since publication of materials. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Current: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Current: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Proposed: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 18:17:44, December 13, 2014 CET | From | United Democratic Party | To | Debating the Anti-copyright proposal |
Message | UDP made the effort to pass the existing laws and we believe they should stay as it is. |
Date | 20:10:20, December 13, 2014 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Anti-copyright proposal |
Message | The FP supports the cIrene laws |
Date | 20:10:42, December 13, 2014 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Anti-copyright proposal |
Message | -current |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 94 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 92 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
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