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Bill: Free Arts Act 2277
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Liberal Socialists
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 2278
Description[?]:
| This act seeks to promote openness and competition by removing the support for government sponsored monopoly over techniques, information and ideas. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government requires that all source be opened.
Article 2
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 | 23:13:51, August 31, 2006 CET | From |  Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania | To | Debating the Free Arts Act 2277 |
| Message | This is a rediculous assault against private enterprise that will destroy the Jakanian software industry. |
| Date | 06:27:26, September 01, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Union Party | To | Debating the Free Arts Act 2277 |
| Message | We agree with the CFP on this matter. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 99 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 202 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent." - John Maynard Keynes |