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Bill: Copyrights & Patents
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: December 2074
Description[?]:
| Same as non-partisan economic reform bill |
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 | 15:14:17, June 30, 2005 CET | From |  Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Copyrights & Patents |
| Message | see http://aiglesrv.no-ip.info:8080/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=7516 for a reminder. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 52 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 39 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "What are you trying to protect heterosexual marriages from? There isn't a limited amount of love in Iowa. It isn't a non-renewable resource. If Amy and Barbara or Mike and Steve love each other, it doesn't mean that John and Mary can't." - Ed Fallon |