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Bill: Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Reform Coalition (FRP)
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: July 2073
Description[?]:
| FRP is transferring the conference to stage 3 & 4 in order to come up with legislation to vote on concerning economic reform. Copyrights last 20 years on films, music and literature - with the option to renew. This cancels the ECC. Patents last 20 years, with the option for renewal. patent applications must be reviewed for proper originality by either an independent body or private peer review. harsh punshments for people who defraud patent applicants. The NOA objectives will be changed. The NOA will now host the bi-annual culture fair taking place in multiple cities across malivia, to support art, music and innovation. The NOA will create the yearly Creative Commons Competition (CCC) which awards 100,000Pliny to the creator of work put on the CC that is the biggest contribution to culture and society in Malivia. There will be smaller prizes of 50,000Py etc for runners up. |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:04:45, June 26, 2005 CET | From |  Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | please add any criticisms or changes that you would wish to see, the aim of this part of the conference is to come up with proper legislation based on the compromises we have made and ideas we have come up with. |
| Date | 20:34:17, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | WHOOHOO! I mean, we agree. |
| Date | 10:59:53, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | excellent. this may also the time to discuss how the patents should be reviewed. in order to iron out problems with it. |
| Date | 16:47:37, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | since no one else seems willing to add anything we move to a vote. |
| Date | 21:14:00, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | all comes done to RCP |
| Date | 23:55:42, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | I know, i dunno if they have been attending though... |
| Date | 00:15:01, June 29, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | ooc: excuse while i shout this: HELL YEAH! TAKE THAT COMMUNISM! ic: *ahem* excuse me, what just came over us? it must have been all that champagne from the victory celebration. |
| Date | 00:18:21, June 29, 2005 CET | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the Non Partisan Economic Reform Stage 3&4 |
| Message | God. Damn. Net. Connection. Died. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 5 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them." - Bill Vaughan |