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Bill: Huan Bai Copyright Limitation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gao-Showa Imperial 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: April 2319
Description[?]:
| A time-limited copyright promotes innovation due to the security offered which can allow the creator to re-coup loses. An eternal copyright protects monopoly power, which harms the competative and dynamic economy and which can hurt the pockets of consumers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Current: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not 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 | 22:39:21, November 23, 2006 CET | From | Refuge Pressure Party | To | Debating the Huan Bai Copyright Limitation Bill |
| Message | We do not define "limited copy protection" as bein g time-limited. To us this proposal means that only certain works are copyrighted, and only against certain acts of copying. There is nothing in the current law that says it is eternal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 187 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 440 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 123 |
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