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Bill: Software Patent
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Conservative party
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: May 2202
Description[?]:
| This would encourage software companies to work harder, as it gives a reason of patent to work harder to gain more profit, and would most likely attract more foreign investers. |
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 | 11:20:10, March 14, 2006 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | FOR! |
| Date | 15:36:30, March 14, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | AGAINST |
| Date | 17:55:15, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | why? |
| Date | 18:00:21, March 15, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | I'm afraid at the moment we are against the proposal. |
| Date | 18:53:20, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | I don't want my software being stolen by someone else. |
| Date | 18:43:50, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Social-Conservative party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | Uhm, so you oppose a Bill where the opportunity to patent your software (thus make sure it aint stolen), with the arugment that you do not want it stolen ? |
| Date | 20:50:28, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | We'll be opposed as it'll stifle free enterprise. |
| Date | 02:11:35, March 17, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | The person that spoke is not a designated spokesperson for our party on the floor. We oppose the measure for the same reason that the Patriot Party stated, free enterprise. |
| Date | 18:17:10, March 17, 2006 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | Patents encourages innovation, and innovation spurs economical growth... Granting patents gives the inventor legal protection from thieves and copycats. Without patents, nobody will be willing to invest time/money in R&D projects, or even developing the software you're talking about, if anyone can copy it. |
| Date | 18:57:33, March 18, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Software Patent |
| Message | for now we shall oppose . we shall view the situation in future however and get back to you if we feel the patent would then be necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 122 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 154 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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