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Bill: Software Patent Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesi Fascist Coalition
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: January 2191
Description[?]:
| To encourage investment and research into the promising area of software and computing, we should allow patents to new techniques and programs. Intellectual property must be protected in a society that values progress and a stance on the cutting edge of technology. |
Proposals
Article 1
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:
| Date | 23:44:40, February 22, 2006 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Software Patent Act |
| Message | This will stifle creativity and put the cost of software up as many organisations will charge others to use their code in grander programs... if anything this will make computing inaccessible for some and as such will stifle the field. The Bastards will oppose this. |
| Date | 04:32:28, February 23, 2006 CET | From | Pontesi Fascist Coalition | To | Debating the Software Patent Act |
| Message | This bill will not infringe, but rather spur on new and more advanced computing methods, since many companies may realize that it is less expensive to develop their own, more advanced programs instead of merely copying existing ones. If such intellectual property cannot be patented and recognized as individual achievement, it will restrain innovation. Furthermore, Pontesi already allow patents for drugs, manufacturing methods, and other legitimate achievements, why not software? |
| Date | 16:00:44, February 23, 2006 CET | From | Georgeonian Centrist Party | To | Debating the Software Patent Act |
| Message | Scarily enough we agree with the PFC! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 160 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 123 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 16 |
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