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Bill: R.I.4312 Dissolution of patentism
Details
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: February 4313
Description[?]:
| No individual can claim to be the sole inventor of anything. Everything is connected in the cultural web. People shall be free to produce and present their creations to the world and they shall be free to not produce and present creations to the world, when all people shall be guaranteed an Unconditional Basic Income. |
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: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government requires that all source be opened.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 38 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 122 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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