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Bill: The Free Tech Movement
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fight For Your Right To 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 2212
Description[?]:
| Doing for machines what we just did for people... |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Article 3
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 | 16:00:15, April 05, 2006 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the The Free Tech Movement |
| Message | No thanks. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 59 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 198 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
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