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  • "This house, as a successful creator (such as of a book or series), would allow others to use content and elements from your work (such as characters or plots) without your control, as opposed to only approving works in which you were directly involved in their development?"

    Tech Open 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-01-01

  • That we should release all art into the public domain 10 years after its creation

    Infoslide

    When an artwork enters public domain it is no longer protected by copyright laws. This means that it can be reused without the permission of the original owner

    Advanced Premier 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-01-01

  • In a debate, as a successful creator (such as a book or series), would you allow others to use content and elements from your creation (such as characters or plots) without your control, as opposed to only approving works in which you had direct involvement throughout the development of the creation?

    Tech Open 2023 · Pro-Am and Freshers Finals · 2023-01-01

  • This house would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank

    Infoslide

    Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was a leading financial institution that catered to the tech industry and had became the preferred bank of almost half of all venture-backed tech startups. In March 2023, amid an environment of central bank-endorsed interest rate hikes following a period of global inflation, there was a run on its deposits, which led to its collapse and seizure on March 10, 2023 by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), its regulator. Citing inadequate liquidity and insolvency, state officials at the DFPI appointed the FDIC receiver of the bank. This marked the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and took place alongside similar issues noted in other banks.On March 12, 2023, a joint statement was issued by Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, stating that all depositors at SVB would be fully protected and would have access to both insured and uninsured deposits starting the following Monday, March 13. The FDIC then established a bridge bank successor, Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A., which quickly assumed ongoing business.

    Canadian Parliamentary Nationals 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-01-01

  • This house believes that Bruce should become a masked vigilante.

    Infoslide

    Bruce is a billionare, and an expertin advanced martial arts, living in a city ridden with crime. He believes he can use his wealth and abilities to fight crime as a masked vigilante. Bruce is proficient in the use of cutting edge technology thatonly he has access to, whichcanbe used to help him fight crime. Institutions in the city, including the police, are generally corrupt.

    Central Novs 2022 · No HS experience Finals · 2022-11-26

  • B: That governments should adopt competitive neutrality in the energy sector

    Infoslide

    B: Competitive neutrality is an economic policy which ensures state owned enterprises and infrastructure must compete on an equal regulatory level with private businesses. Australia implemented competitive neutrality in many sectors throughout the 1990s, including the energy sector, which accompanied significant privatisation of state owned energy assets.

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Open Quarterfinals · 2022-11-23

  • This house believes that developing countries should privatize their State-Owned Enterprises (such as airlines, railway utility companies, etc)

    Infoslide

    N/A

    Vienna IV 2022 · 2 · 2022-05-13

  • This house would remove copyright protections for similarities between pieces of music.

    Joynt Scroll 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-04-15

  • This house prefers a world with the dominance of the narrative that 'shareholders are the owner of the company"

    Infoslide

    ②operate business in competition against another party (usually the employer)

    Kanto Debate Open 2022 (3.5-6) · 3 · 2022-03-05

  • This house believes that liberal democracies should only bail out/provide financial aid to companies in exchange for a majority ownership of their shareholding

    Queen's High School 2022 · 2 · 2022-01-22

  • This house prefers an economy based around worker cooperatives rather than capitalisic private enterprise

    Infoslide

    A worker cooperative is a enterprise owned and self-managed by its workers. this may be Implemented in 2 ways the first is a model where every worker participates in decision-making in a democratic fashion or it may refer to one in which management is elected by every worker who each have one vote.

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · Open Semis · 2022-01-06

  • This house prefers a world in which the ANC had prioritized economic and land reparations over legal and political rights during negotiations to end apartheid

    Infoslide

    The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling party in South Africa. It has been in power since it negotiated with the governing National Party in 1993 to end apartheid after 8 decades of struggle. At the time the ANC prioritised securing legal and political rights and the first democratic election was held in 1994.

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · Open Final · 2022-01-06

  • This house prefers a world in which the ANC had prioritized economic and land reparations over legal and political rights during negotiations to end apartheid

    Infoslide

    The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling party in South Africa. It has been in power since it negotiated with the governing National Party in 1993 to end apartheid after 8 decades of struggle. At the time the ANC prioritised securing legal and political rights and the first democratic election was held in 1994.

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · Open Semis · 2022-01-06

  • This house prefers an economy based around worker cooperatives rather than capitalisic private enterprise

    Infoslide

    A worker cooperative is a enterprise owned and self-managed by its workers. this may be Implemented in 2 ways the first is a model where every worker participates in decision-making in a democratic fashion or it may refer to one in which management is elected by every worker who each have one vote.

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · Open Quarters · 2022-01-06