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  • This house would place a time limit on all private land ownership in major cities.

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    In some countries such as China, land is not owned by private individuals or companies, but rather is leased from the government to those entities for a period of time ranging from 20 to 99 years.

    Imitation Cup 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-10-07

  • This house would abolish all ZOs in the United States of America

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    A zoning ordinance (ZO) is a rule that defines how property in specific geographic zones can be used. ZOs detail whether specific geographic zones are acceptable for residential, industrial, or commercial purposes. ZOs may also regulate lot size, placement, density, and the height of structures. ZOs are typically created and enforced by regional governments (cities, municipalities, villages etc.) and exist alongside environmental regulations.

    USUDC 2020 · 1 · 2020-10-03

  • This house would grant places (cities, states etc.) image rights over their representation in commercial works.

    Infoslide

    Image rights are the authority to license who and how an image is used, and the ability to negotiate fees for it's portrayal

    USUDC 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-10-03

  • This house opposes the copyright protection of art.

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    Copyright is the exclusive and assignable legal right given to the originator for a fixed number of years to print publish perform film or record literary artistic or musical material.

    The Contemplative Dialogue Debate Tournament 2.0 · Open Semis · 2020-10-02

  • This house would ban investors from suing countries on the grounds of indirect expropriation

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    Indirect expropriation occurs when a state takes action which strongly depreciates the value of an investment without a direct taking of property e.g. Australian cigarette packaging laws, Germany regulating nuclear energy plans, lockdown regulations

    Europe Queer Open · 2 · 2020-09-26

  • This house believes that artists should have full ownership of their masters.

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    A 'master' is the jargon used to refer to the underlying rights to a song. Literally, the 'master recording' is the original version from which everything else stems. A CD, a stream on Spotify, an appearance on a movie soundtrack, being released publicly at all — all of those are licensed by the holder of the master rights. this also means that the holder of the master has control over the financial gains from the recordings as well. Usually the record label owns the masters of their artists; but in exchange for signing over the master rights to their recordings, artists are often given an advance and a royalty percentage from all profits made off the music.

    Wolce's Pre Asians · 1 · 2020-09-19

  • This house would ban privately contracting the services of superheroes by individuals or companies

    Infoslide

    People with superpowers exist. Some are born mutants (like Mystique) some are wonders of technology (like Batman) some are a result of genetic engineering and/or transformation (like the Hulk)

    Bristol Cyberpunk IV · 4 · 2020-06-13

  • This house would spend all of Jeff Bezos's money

    Infoslide

    When you wake up in the morning from unsettling dreams, you find yourself changed in your bed into Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos' employees are now your employees. His money is now your money. Nothing you say or do will convince anyone you are not Jeff Bezos, even his closest friends and family

    Eastern Online IV · Open Final · 2020-05-24

  • That, assuming it were practicable, sports teams or people that develop novel strategies or techniques should be able to “copyright” them for two seasons after they are first used successfully.

    Cinnamon Scroll 2020 · 1 · 2020-04-10

  • This house would forcibly take owernership of privately-owned homes which are not lived in by their owners during periods of national housing shortages.

    Erasmus Rotterdam Open 2020 · 1 · 2020-03-20

  • This house would prohibit private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant.

    The Kansai 2020 · 4 · 2020-02-15