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Bill: Creative Freedom
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate Party
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: November 2060
Description[?]:
| We propose the creator of a work of art be granted a copyright which is non-transferable. The copyright shall exist for a time frame not to exceed the lesser of the life of the creator or a time span of 5 yrs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:16:44, May 27, 2005 CET | From |  Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | yes please. Also, just like to add a particular point of interest that may be interesting: The CC effectively takes away any artisitic control an artist would have over his work, for example, lets say a cartoonist wanted his characters portrayed in a certain way and only that way, others could manipulate that because he would not have the control over his own work to stop them. ooc: calvin and hobbes is a great RL example of this. |
| Date | 20:44:30, May 27, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | Wow. Let's just pause for a second and revel in how utterly ignorant the FRP is regarding creative commons. It is remarkably simple to go to this website: http://creativecommons.org/license/ And note that there is an option to not allow others to modify your work, which means the FRP is worried over nothing. Not that being wrong will get in the way of their continued attempts to serve the rich. |
| Date | 01:24:28, May 28, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | By not allowing the copyright to be transferred, we hope to prevent the current problem of copyrights collecting into publishing or other large companies. Thus creating a more level field for the creative artist, while still allowing them to support themselves. |
| Date | 09:20:21, May 28, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | So in your quest to return copyrights to Malivia, you're willing to actually place a larger restriction on commerce? Under a creative commons system you can sell your license to whoever you pleace, but under the proposed system, only you can own the copyright. How is this better than the current system again? |
| Date | 02:41:46, May 29, 2005 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | The LP opposes this proposal. |
| Date | 14:57:23, May 31, 2005 CET | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | OOC: Ugh. Anyone remember how I usually vote on this? |
| Date | 01:51:41, June 01, 2005 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | OOC: no no...look into my eyes, look into my eyes...you normally oppose it... |
| Date | 04:32:12, June 01, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Creative Freedom |
| Message | I agree with RC.... hmm.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 64 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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