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Wow. O_O
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lukaszthegreat: What's your taxation policy on child slave trade?

And will you allow western companies to "outsource" (so much nicer a word than slavery)?
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lukaszthegreat: What's your taxation policy on child slave trade?

The more you trade, the more you make?
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lukaszthegreat: What's your taxation policy on child slave trade?
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JudasIscariot: The more you trade, the more you make?

Ooh, tax returns!
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lukaszthegreat: What's your taxation policy on child slave trade?
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Aliasalpha: And will you allow western companies to "outsource" (so much nicer a word than slavery)?

Depends on what is being outsourced.
Personally speaking, I would love to set up a nation-state whose economy is based on making games of excellence. They would be government sponsored and there would be no limits or censorship. The entire nation-state could beta test them as they come out and, perhaps, hold a vote to see which games are fit to be released. Of course, with government sponsorship there could be several snags as we know how well most governement run entities do not work at an efficient pace.
Also, the glorious micronation of Judasia would like to build favorable relations with the nation-state of GOGistan as we feel their interests coincide with ours.
THE GUILD IS A JUDASIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVED GAME.
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Aliasalpha: And will you allow western companies to "outsource" (so much nicer a word than slavery)?
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JudasIscariot: Depends on what is being outsourced.
Personally speaking, I would love to set up a nation-state whose economy is based on making games of excellence. They would be government sponsored and there would be no limits or censorship. The entire nation-state could beta test them as they come out and, perhaps, hold a vote to see which games are fit to be released. Of course, with government sponsorship there could be several snags as we know how well most governement run entities do not work at an efficient pace.
Also, the glorious micronation of Judasia would like to build favorable relations with the nation-state of GOGistan as we feel their interests coincide with ours.

JUDAS, BUY ME THE GUILD!!!!!
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JudasIscariot: Of course, with government sponsorship there could be several snags as we know how well most governement run entities do not work at an efficient pace.

Good. Then maybe we can have some games that are actually finished, instead of paying full price for a product that's actually in beta stage, and which may or may not be patched somewhere down the road, just because "it has to be out by Christmas".
About the DRM question, as some have asked in one way or another, the glorious micronation of Judasia would like to be the first to institute an MRD policy (Media Rights, Distributed).
The MRD model is as follows:
1. All citizens have the right to make backups of any media they have purchased through legal means.
2. Activation limits are outlawed as they take the power away from the consumer to do what they wish with the media they purchased in a proper and legal manner.
3. All software created shall have a closed source period lasting no more than 5 years. After the maximum 5 year period, all source code is entered into a nation wide database so that others may either peruse said code for study, modification, or to make the aforementioned software compatible with current systems if there are enough people who wish to volunteer their time to do so. The OSL (Open Source Library) shall be free and open to all. No longer will we have to endure the loss of great product due to shoddy bookkeeping or the shell game of rights transferral.
4. Companies may use DRM if they so choose, BUT, they must put an easy to understand label on the game packaging that will detail the exact method of DRM being used and the tools to remove said DRM if the aformentioned DRM is known to cause technical issues on users' PCs.
That's about all I can think of for now. Suggestions? Comments?? Please leave them with my Prime Minister, TheJoe Davison.
(and for our Australian brethren...we will have an Australian Refugee Center where we gradually give you better and better internet access. We don't want you guys dying from OMG! Real Internet Without Limits! shock)
Still working on finding you a proper mountain, Aliasalpha. Make sure to make a Vault in there for Presidential visits XD.
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JudasIscariot: 2. All DRM and Activation limits are outlawed as they take the power away from the consumer to do what they wish with the media they purchased in a proper and legal manner.

Fixed
Edit: 4. All software is the private property of the purchaser to do as they will as long as they do not sell or otherwise distribute copies of the software.
5. EULA's and Licences can not restrict the right of user beyond the laws, they can only give users more rights than dictated by laws.
Post edited April 09, 2009 by Petrell
What's a mountain for if not for building a vault?
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lukaszthegreat: What's your taxation policy on child slave trade?
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JudasIscariot: The more you trade, the more you make?

Basically Buy low / Sell high then?
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JudasIscariot: 3. All software created shall have a closed source period lasting no more than 5 years. After the maximum 5 year period, all source code is entered into a nation wide database so that others may either peruse said code for study, modification, or to make the aforementioned software compatible with current systems if there are enough people who wish to volunteer their time to do so. The OSL (Open Source Library) shall be free and open to all. No longer will we have to endure the loss of great product due to shoddy bookkeeping or the shell game of rights transferral.
4. Companies may use DRM if they so choose, BUT, they must put an easy to understand label on the game packaging that will detail the exact method of DRM being used and the tools to remove said DRM if the aformentioned DRM is known to cause technical issues on users' PCs.

3. Any piece of software can only be licensed for sale if the source code is first logged in the government-controlled OSL (Open Source Library). After a period no longer than 5 years after release, the source will be opened up to the public. The software company can choose to open the source ealier, if they so wish. Any updates to the source code, in the form of patches and so on, must also be logged in the OSL.
4. The sale of any software using DRM shall incur a tax of 80% of the sales price. Furthermore, the box must bear a big red label, saying "Warning: Lark's vomit!"
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Aliasalpha: What's a mountain for if not for building a vault?
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JudasIscariot: The more you trade, the more you make?

Basically Buy low / Sell high then?

Just have to throw the government a kickback now and then and don't monopolise the trade...
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JudasIscariot: 2. All DRM and Activation limits are outlawed as they take the power away from the consumer to do what they wish with the media they purchased in a proper and legal manner.
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Petrell: Fixed
Edit: 4. All software is the private property of the purchaser to do as they will as long as they do not sell or otherwise distribute copies of the software.
5. EULA's and Licences can not restrict the right of user beyond the laws, they can only give users more rights than dictated by laws.

Concerning your edit, not allowing someone to sell something they own, wouldn't that violate First Sale rights in some way? I personally would like to be able to sell boxed (or even digital) copies of my old games but I am somewhat prevented from doing so unless I eBay them. Other than that question, it's looking good.
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JudasIscariot: 3. All software created shall have a closed source period lasting no more than 5 years. After the maximum 5 year period, all source code is entered into a nation wide database so that others may either peruse said code for study, modification, or to make the aforementioned software compatible with current systems if there are enough people who wish to volunteer their time to do so. The OSL (Open Source Library) shall be free and open to all. No longer will we have to endure the loss of great product due to shoddy bookkeeping or the shell game of rights transferral.
4. Companies may use DRM if they so choose, BUT, they must put an easy to understand label on the game packaging that will detail the exact method of DRM being used and the tools to remove said DRM if the aformentioned DRM is known to cause technical issues on users' PCs.
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Wishbone: 3. Any piece of software can only be licensed for sale if the source code is first logged in the government-controlled OSL (Open Source Library). After a period no longer than 5 years after release, the source will be opened up to the public. The software company can choose to open the source ealier, if they so wish. Any updates to the source code, in the form of patches and so on, must also be logged in the OSL.
4. The sale of any software using DRM shall incur a tax of 80% of the sales price. Furthermore, the box must bear a big red label, saying "Warning: Lark's vomit!"

Or we could do a cigarette label style warning on the DRM issue :-).
I like the idea of logging the source code. It sounds better since in 5 years anything can happen to developers and publishers..
Post edited April 09, 2009 by JudasIscariot
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Petrell: 4. All software is the private property of the purchaser to do as they will as long as they do not sell or otherwise distribute copies of the software.
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JudasIscariot: Concerning your edit, not allowing someone to sell something they own, wouldn't that violate First Sale rights in some way? I personally would like to be able to sell boxed (or even digital) copies of my old games but I am somewhat prevented from doing so unless I eBay them. Other than that question, it's looking good.

Read again, he says "as long as they do not sell or otherwise distribute copies of the software". He can sell the original software that he bought, if he so wishes, but I think we can agree that he cannot sell copies of it.
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JudasIscariot: I like the idea of logging the source code. It sounds better since in 5 years anything can happen to developers and publishers..

That was the general idea, yes. It should prevent unfortunate mishaps.
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JudasIscariot: Concerning your edit, not allowing someone to sell something they own, wouldn't that violate First Sale rights in some way? I personally would like to be able to sell boxed (or even digital) copies of my old games but I am somewhat prevented from doing so unless I eBay them. Other than that question, it's looking good.
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Wishbone: Read again, he says "as long as they do not sell or otherwise distribute copies of the software". He can sell the original software that he bought, if he so wishes, but I think we can agree that he cannot sell copies of it.
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JudasIscariot: I like the idea of logging the source code. It sounds better since in 5 years anything can happen to developers and publishers..

That was the general idea, yes. It should prevent unfortunate mishaps.

*reading comprehension roll*
*CRITICAL MISS!*
*JudasIscariot dies!*
Also, I want a rule that the President gets to beta test games first hand....after all, it's good to be the Ki....President, right???? Right????