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Bill: Limited copyright, 2180
Details
Submitted by[?]: KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti
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 2181
Description[?]:
| We think that copyright should be limited to 20 years, after this date the ideas should be free. In this way we will boost our research on new technologies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:34:03, February 05, 2006 CET | From | Black Magic | To | Debating the Limited copyright, 2180 |
| Message | No, art is something unique but technology will eventually be discovered anyway - perhaps faster because copyright can be used to keep inventions AWAY from the public and deny access. |
| Date | 11:16:47, February 05, 2006 CET | From | Northern Light | To | Debating the Limited copyright, 2180 |
| Message | The only way to technology to advance is thru communication. |
| Date | 17:28:00, February 05, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Limited copyright, 2180 |
| Message | But if you move copyright no-one has an incentive to invent new technologies. |
| Date | 17:49:30, February 05, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Limited copyright, 2180 |
| Message | We think that over 20 years, the industries will have the return of investments. And with free ideas, there are more possibilities that they can create new ideas. |
| Date | 10:44:48, February 06, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Limited copyright, 2180 |
| Message | You can't guarentee that, research and development takes time and is expensive, a bill like this will simply push our scientists to live and wok in a nation that does have copyright protection. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 65 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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