SB 21-31: Leip Act (Passed)

[Pericles]

A BILL
to limit copyright abuses

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1 (Title)
i. The long title of this Act shall be, the "Dave Leip Copyright Defendant Protection Act." It may be cited as the "Leip Act."

Section 2 (Protecting creators from frivolous lawsuits)
i. In all cases where a copyright holder (hereafter "the plaintiff") shall bring suit against an individual or other party (hereafter "the defendant") alleging a violation or violations of their copyright under the laws of the Republic of Atlasia, the plaintiff must demonstrate either
(a) the alleged violation placed a significant burden on their ability to profit financially from the copyrighted work; or
(b) that any profit incurred by the defendant as a direct result of the alleged violation is in excess of $25,000.
ii. Should a copyright suit be decided in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff shall bear full financial responsibility for any legal costs incurred by the former in the course of their defense.

Section 3 (Resolution condemning copyright trolls)
i. RESOLVED, that it is the opinion of the Senate and House of Representatives that so-called "copyright trolls" are a species of imp distinguished by the total absence of grace or civilization even in comparison to their brother demons, and when they burn in Hell for eternity, it will be neither soon nor harsh enough.

Section 4 (Enactment)
i. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed 8-0-0-1 in the Atlasian House Assembled

People's Regional Senate (amended version)

[Pericles]

This was amended in the House, and so goes straight to a final vote. Senators have 72 hours to vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Peanut]

Aye.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[ON Progressive]

Aye

[Pyro]

Aye

[Pericles]

This bill has passed 5-0-0-1.
Aye; 5 (Peanut, MB, North Carolina Yankee, ON Progressive, PyroTheFox)
Nay; 0
Abstaining; 0
Not voting; 1 (Devout Centrist)

[Pericles]

A BILL
to limit copyright abuses

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1 (Title)
i. The long title of this Act shall be, the "Dave Leip Copyright Defendant Protection Act." It may be cited as the "Leip Act."

Section 2 (Protecting creators from frivolous lawsuits)
i. In all cases where a copyright holder (hereafter "the plaintiff") shall bring suit against an individual or other party (hereafter "the defendant") alleging a violation or violations of their copyright under the laws of the Republic of Atlasia, the plaintiff must demonstrate either
(a) the alleged violation placed a significant burden on their ability to profit financially from the copyrighted work; or
(b) that any profit incurred by the defendant as a direct result of the alleged violation is in excess of $25,000.
ii. Should a copyright suit be decided in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff shall bear full financial responsibility for any legal costs incurred by the former in the course of their defense.

Section 3 (Resolution condemning copyright trolls)
i. RESOLVED, that it is the opinion of the Senate and House of Representatives that so-called "copyright trolls" are a species of imp distinguished by the total absence of grace or civilization even in comparison to their brother demons, and when they burn in Hell for eternity, it will be neither soon nor harsh enough.

Section 4 (Enactment)
i. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed 8-0-0-1 in the Atlasian House Assembled

People's Regional Senate (amended version)
Passed 5-0-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled