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Bill: Free Knowledge Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian 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: June 2219
Description[?]:
| An act to prevent monopolising ideas. |
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 | 20:49:29, April 23, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Free Knowledge Act |
| Message | If you want to keep your idea secret that is up to you, the government should not though assist you to do so as this deprives the nation of that knowledge. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 62 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 268 |
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