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Bill: Public Domain, Free Market
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Kafuristan
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 2195
Description[?]:
| The people at the polls have expressed interest in furthering the freedom of the market and personal lives by releasing creative works into public domain. With fewer restrictions on putting knowledge into the market, the economy shall flourish with fewer laws, and people in their personal lives can expect cheaper prices with increased competition and less of a monopoly. |
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 techology and art have limited copy protection.
Proposed: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:49:54, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Order | To | Debating the Public Domain, Free Market |
| Message | The economy will flourish under legalized theft? |
| Date | 08:06:01, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Public Domain, Free Market |
| Message | Automatic Super-Kleeno Nuclear Washing Machines need to be copyrighted! Not copylefted! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 85 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 180 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where players have failed to clearly and accurately reference their nation's RP laws in the "Bills under debate" section, Moderation will rule them invalid if a challenge is made to their validity. |
| Random quote: "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |