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Bill: Introduce copy protection
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Libertarian 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: March 2071
Description[?]:
| Why so little inventions, pieces of art and culture are created here? Because there is no copy protection! People have no motivation to come up with anything new if they can't profit from it. Therefore I suggest some reasonable copy protection law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:44:24, June 23, 2005 CET | From |  Imperial Conservative Party | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | Make sure it doesn't stifle innovation - like software patents - and we're agreed. |
| Date | 00:47:27, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Patriotic Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | of course, that's why I suggest limited copy protection. |
| Date | 01:00:58, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Abandoned NFC Headquarters | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | Hmmm...you both have 0 seats. |
| Date | 01:03:13, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Party | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | Yup, we're new. Don't worry, come election day our outspoken views will notch us up a fair few! As for the debate: I'm supporting this as the PLP have confirmed it is limitied. I mean who in this country could even dream of making a living besides factory workers and politicians? |
| Date | 01:07:57, June 23, 2005 CET | From | International Socialist Party | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | Its becuase they are not socialsit enough they must start thinking more of Art for the Masses than shite for there selves |
| Date | 01:21:08, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Patriotic Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | Only copy protection will make them make up something for the people - if the people will like it, it will sell and he'll profit from it. While we have socialism - they make art the way the politicians like it. |
| Date | 02:13:12, June 23, 2005 CET | From | MLC Old Endralonian Resistance | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | in a repsonsive direct democracy the people have direct control over the art supported , that said there should be an element of peer support ,but politicians are irrelevant in the matter. anyway as for patents although it may shock you most inventors artists and artisans arnt out there to create a quick buck its their investors who are , now the people are their investors and the people should share all the benefits of their work. |
| Date | 22:23:37, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | That's funny, I was under the strange impression that PEOPLE INVENTED A LOT OF THINGS DURING THE 5000 YEARS BEFORE COPY PROTECTION WAS INTRODUCED. |
| Date | 22:31:48, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Patriotic Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Introduce copy protection |
| Message | copying wasn't that easy then dude, they didn't have computers or xero machines and other technology. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 657 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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