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Bill: Creative Commons
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's National Unity Movement (RDL)
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: June 2194
Description[?]:
Technology and Art must be ufree for the benefit of all |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 13:27:16, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party (RDL) | To | Debating the Creative Commons |
Message | Support |
Date | 15:15:42, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Creative Commons |
Message | Opposed, these kind of regulations could damage the market. |
Date | 17:12:17, March 02, 2006 CET | From | People's National Unity Movement (RDL) | To | Debating the Creative Commons |
Message | This reduces rather than increases regulation and will prevent monopolies |
Date | 18:39:45, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Creative Commons |
Message | But it will discourage people from inventing new things because they know that others will profit more from it than they can. |
Date | 19:13:33, March 02, 2006 CET | From | People's National Unity Movement (RDL) | To | Debating the Creative Commons |
Message | Erm sorry that's exactly what always happens under capitalism, those that have the money make the money |
Date | 01:05:32, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Creative Commons |
Message | Opposed. We believe in intellectual property, sorry. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 109 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 455 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
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