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Bill: Promotion of Innovation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialibertarian Party
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: October 2216
Description[?]:
| Software patents stifle the development of new technology and only serve to provide a reason for frivolous lawsuits. In order to allow the developers of innovative software to flourish, it is essential that these patents be banned. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 | 03:30:36, April 19, 2006 CET | From |  AMDRepublicanKadima | To | Debating the Promotion of Innovation |
| Message | This would ruin tons of buisnesses. |
| Date | 03:31:41, April 19, 2006 CET | From | AMDRepublicanKadima | To | Debating the Promotion of Innovation |
| Message | Is there a mix? where things can be pateneted but only for a certain period of time ?? |
| Date | 03:32:23, April 19, 2006 CET | From | AMDRepublicanKadima | To | Debating the Promotion of Innovation |
| Message | Becouse if buisnesses make money then they can do just as much innovation. |
| Date | 15:59:50, April 19, 2006 CET | From | Socialibertarian Party | To | Debating the Promotion of Innovation |
| Message | Software patents allow for patents on things like the scroll bar or the tap-and-hold. They are usually given in ignorance of the novelty (or lack thereof) of the invention, and serve to prohibit new competition from entering the market. |
| Date | 16:16:59, April 19, 2006 CET | From | Socialibertarian Party | To | Debating the Promotion of Innovation |
| Message | We strongly encourage you to inform yourselves about the nature of software patents before considering your position on this bill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent#Software_patents_specifics [Google cache: http://google.com/search?q=cache:PTsjDNuBh70J:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent#Software_patents_specifics ] |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 3 |
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