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Bill: Cultural Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Vespassieniste Aldurain
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: April 4063
Description[?]:
| ARTICLE 1: In order to maintain the monetary incentive that may be removed by removing copyright, the government will now subsidize artists for their contribution to this nation's culture. ARTICLE 2: In order to better allow our rich culture to be experienced, critiqued, and improved upon, copyright barriers for pieces of art and technology are to be torn down. |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government subsidises artistic institutions such as art schools and galleries, but does not subsidise individual artists.
Current: The government subsidises artistic institutions and some artists on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government subsidises artistic institutions and some artists on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:31:20, July 20, 2016 CET | From | Parti Libéral de Alduria (Lib) | To | Debating the Cultural Reform Act |
| Message | We could support an increase in art subsides but only to artists of considerable skill. Artists are important as they provide critique on our society and enhance our culture. We think that abandoning copyright laws harms artists more than it helps them, if no one can own their own work then there is much less incentive to create original and creative pieces. It also makes large corporations with large logistic networks, contacts and brand identity so much more powerful than upcoming entrepreneurs and individual artists. |
| Date | 19:33:39, July 20, 2016 CET | From | Parti Libéral de Alduria (Lib) | To | Debating the Cultural Reform Act |
| Message | Also the current copyright laws are lax enough to allow critique and parodies to be legal. |
| Date | 18:29:35, July 21, 2016 CET | From | Parti Vespassieniste Aldurain | To | Debating the Cultural Reform Act |
| Message | Ok, I am willing to make changes to the subsidies portion of the bill to allow the government to decide which artists to help. However, our party maintains the belief that copyright laws stand in the way of the people to improve upon existing art and technology. You said our copyright laws allow critique and parodies, but that is not enough as a company or artist is not obliged to change their product, nor should they. However, we believe that the people should be able to make improvements to copyrighted art and or technology without the threat of being sued over copyright grounds. I hope you consider this argument and vote accordingly. |
| Date | 20:01:34, July 21, 2016 CET | From | Parti Libéral de Alduria (Lib) | To | Debating the Cultural Reform Act |
| Message | As we have said previously copyright laws give individual artists protection against massive corporations, artists generally support at least some copyright laws. We run limited copyright as opposed to full protection, so making additions or changes to existing art is completely legal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 109 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 262 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 129 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "I'll see you in the Palace in Kivonia once we win this war... and I'm ecstatic to be the one to execute you. Sleep well." - Queen Annalise, former Telamonese monarch |