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Bill: Software Patents Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberālā Savienība
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: February 3953
Description[?]:
| Our failure to recognise software patents is harming our software development industry, retarding our technological advancement and damaging our relations overseas. We need to fix this situation! Maruta Podzins Minister of Science & Technology |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government allows both open and closed source software.
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:
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 650 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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