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Bill: Intellectual Property and Technology Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Démocrates Libres
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: December 4401
Description[?]:
| Strong IP protections are important to encourage technological, scientific and artistic development in Kanjor. Furthermore, we are currently in breach of the Terrean Free Trade agreement due to our weak trademark standards, which we have signed. Further stem cell research is important for our health systems, as it can help us discover new treatments for life-threatening diseases and illnesses. We should also ban the cloning of human beings, due to significant ethical concerns |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government requires that all source be opened.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Legality of stem cell research
Old value:: Only stem cell research with adult stem cells is legal, stem cell research with embryonic or fetal stem cells is forbidden.
Current: All stem cell research is legal.
Proposed: All stem cell research is legal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:25:43, May 29, 2018 CET | From |  Parti Socialiste Populaire | To | Debating the Intellectual Property and Technology Bill |
| Message | Aside from Article 3, we support this legislation. The government should run a state ISP, alongside private ones. |
| Date | 14:25:21, May 29, 2018 CET | From | Démocrates Libres | To | Debating the Intellectual Property and Technology Bill |
| Message | I think then I might move Article 3 of this bill into the Economic Liberalisation bill, since your party doesn't support most of that. I will then move Article 3 of the EL Bill which you support into this bill so the whole thing can pass |
| Date | 14:30:50, May 29, 2018 CET | From | Démocrates Libres | To | Debating the Intellectual Property and Technology Bill |
| Message | This bill now has full support from both parties for all articles - advanced to vote |
| Date | 08:22:16, May 30, 2018 CET | From | Union Republicaine de Kanjor | To | Debating the Intellectual Property and Technology Bill |
| Message | We do not support this bill due to article 5 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 500 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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