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Bill: Digital Freedom Act 4947
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthorian Pirate 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: December 4947
Description[?]:
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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 | 01:05:51, June 05, 2021 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Digital Freedom Act 4947 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The freeloaders the 'Pirates' represent should get jobs. Tommy Brewer Deputy Prime Minister |
| Date | 04:26:12, June 05, 2021 CET | From | Empire Forwards! (EF!) | To | Debating the Digital Freedom Act 4947 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Would the Right Honourable gentleman like them to be employed as the sort of lawyers working for big software companies, stifling innovation by snapping up software artefacts before they’re even written? George Earnst MID EF! |
| Date | 13:13:42, June 05, 2021 CET | From | Luthorian Pirate Party | To | Debating the Digital Freedom Act 4947 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Deputy Prime Minister should be reminded that our job is to bring down corrupt politicians like himself and his little cronies. And for the record, the unemployment level in this country is a direct cause of his awful stint as Prime Minister. Amahle Inyone, Leader of the Luthorian Pirate Party |
| Date | 14:18:18, June 05, 2021 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Digital Freedom Act 4947 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The honourable member should watch her words: there is no dietary privilege in this country, and accusations of corruption are very serious indeed - and directed against me and my party, false. My administration in fact reduced employment, though the level has remained steady for many decades. In this country we have as close to full employment as is possible, though the employment rate is unfortunately dragged down by the presence in this country of a class of people who feel as though they do not need to, as though they should not work, and refuse the many opportunities out there. Tommy Brewer Deputy Prime Minister |
| Date | 14:55:59, June 05, 2021 CET | From | Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Digital Freedom Act 4947 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, His Grace is concerned this legislation would put his youngest nephew out of work. Cedric Poots MD Private Political Secretary to the Duke of Middenridding |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 75 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 64 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 11 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
| Random quote: "We have a culture, a strong, vibrant, 'real' culture. Most of the outside world does not. They haven't bled enough for it." - Lászlo Nádašdy, former Deltarian nobleman |