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Bill: Anti-Copyright Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: Fundamentalists First

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: April 2269

Description[?]:

This will increase innovation in our software industry, and allow people to create art in any way they feel...

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date12:49:48, August 12, 2006 CET
FromProgressive Democratic Party
ToDebating the Anti-Copyright Act
MessageIt actually harms innovation by removing any private incentive to innovate. Patents should be short-term and watertight, a second-best solution to the problems creators face, so we won't support this.

Date03:16:59, August 13, 2006 CET
FromCatholic Workers Union
ToDebating the Anti-Copyright Act
MessageWe won't support either, unless the SSPP will compromise with us in opposing any changes to our current Agriculture policy. Then we would support.

We oppose this measure because while we seek to create a cooperative commonwealth, we do not want a collective commonwealth. In other words, our people should work together, but innovation must be rewarded with financial security. Your creations are your creations.

Date04:36:41, August 13, 2006 CET
FromFundamentalists First
ToDebating the Anti-Copyright Act
Messageyet in this time of the internet, we have the one single greatest creation, where everyone can have access to the great stockpile of information and digital services that they need. This can be distributed freely to everyone... Only the huge corporations are stopping it.. All we want is to get rid of the middle man...

I would disagree with harming innovation...
Have a look at say any software or hardware producer. They only produce a new product when someone outdoes them... Computer companies make their products obsolete within a few years so that consimers will buy their new product. If every company was to bring out the same product, then others would need to innovate to be rewarded in the short term at least....

Date05:56:42, August 13, 2006 CET
FromCatholic Workers Union
ToDebating the Anti-Copyright Act
MessageAgain, we'll support if you oppose any change to our agriculture policies and to democratic ownership of industry.

Generally, we're supportive of cooperation and democratic ownership, but not the rights of the commons, etc. Especially in art and entertainment, often creativity is greatly damaged by basically stealing someone else's ideas and selling them as though you put effort into them. Less sure on the tech front.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
 

Total Seats: 111

no
 

Total Seats: 164

abstain
   

Total Seats: 326


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