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Crown Copyright

The following policies have been approved by the Political Council and will be sent to the membership to be voted on: -All government copyright ("crown copyright") will be released under a Creative Commons Non-commercial licence.

 

Establish Compulsory Licences for all Copyright and Patents

The following policies have been approved by the Political Council and will be sent to the membership to be voted on: -We will establish a system of automatic licences for copyright and patents. Innovators will be able to pay a flat fee for the right to use works of intellectual property held by another. This is similar to the provisions made for 'cover songs' in the music industry.   -As the intellectual property holders will not be able to reject an automatic licence request we will set...
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