Copyright Act (DUBS)
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Long title | An Act of the National Council of the Democratic Union of British States Respecting a system of copyright and intellectual property within the Union for the preservation of the creations of citizens of the Union and non-citizens within the Union |
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Nicknames | Copyright Act |
Enacted by | the 1st National Council |
Effective | 1st January, 2017 |
Introduced by | Rep. Horatio Eden (District of Britannia) |
Current status | Active legislation |
Citations | |
MSLC Citation | Copyright Act DUN P 2016 |
DULC Citation | L1-2017-2 |
Legislative history | |
Considered by | House Committee on the Judiciary |
Passed by House of Representatives | 1st January, 2017 by unanimous House (1-0) |
Signed by Lord President | 1st January, 2017 by Lord President Horatio Eden |
Related legislation |
The Copyright Act (L1-2017-2) is an Act of the National Council of the Democratic Union of British States that creates a system of intellectual property within the Democratic Union. It provides for a period of copyright protection for creators of work of "any kind"[1] that lasts twenty-eight years from the request for copyright from the government.
It additionally sets out that all work of the government is public domain and can be used or re-used at will for commercial purposes without fear of reprisal or prosecution.
Introduced to the House by Representative Horatio Eden (C-District of Britannia), it passed the House unanimously on the 1st of January, 2017 and was signed into law by the Lord President on the same day.
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