AT VOTE: Repeal "WA Copyright Charter"[Archived] [Complete]

Repeal "WA Copyright Charter"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#61

Proposed by: Embolalia

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #61: WA Copyright Charter (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Artistic) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: BELIEVING the people have a right to partake in their own culture

UNDERSTANDING that the primary purpose of copyright is to promote the creation of new works;

NOTING that it is very difficult to motivate people who have been dead for a quarter century;

PUZZLED why the World Assembly nonetheless insists upon this as the minimum term for copyright;

CONCERNED that the wording of the resolution forces a system of guilt until proven innocence in the case of fair use, which runs contrary to the legal systems of many member nations;

WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVING that, other than the aforementioned flaws, the resolution is well written and strikes a decent balance between the rights of the people and the promotion of creativity;

HOPING a similar resolution will be promptly passed, with the aforementioned flaws addressed;

The World Assembly hereby repeals Resolution #61, “World Assembly Copyright Charter”.

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Votes For: 588

Votes Against: 116

Voting Ends: in 3 days 22 hours

Your Regional WA Delegate, Pasargad, has not voted on this resolution.

Zemnaya Svoboda: FOR

For

This passed overwhelmingly

Topic moved to archival.

Voting on this resolution has ended.

Thanks to those nations who cast their votes. Your participation is a great help to the region.

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