This House would Censor the Internet
The Internet is growing at a fantastic rate and is a huge resource for mass communication and information distribution.Curator: Ben Wagnerread more
View ArticleThis House would use a graduated response to combat unauthorised file-sharing...
File sharing, for the purposes of this debate, is providing access to or getting access to software, video, music or other media files for free that you would normally have to pay for.Curator: Ben...
View ArticleRatify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
What is ACTA?Curator: Ben Wagnerread more
View ArticleThis House would ban the sale of surveillance technology to non-democratic...
The sophistication of modern surveillance technology has increased by leaps and bounds in the 21st century. Governments have unprecedented power to watch their citizens, to see almost every aspect of...
View ArticleThis House would allow internet service providers to block access to...
The internet has become a major centre of extremist activity, one so important that Osama bin Ladin back in 2002 said that 90% of all jihadist activity will soon be through the media, which in turn is...
View ArticleThis House believes that all literature, art, photography, film and music...
Creative commons licenses are a kind of copyright license that gives people the right to use, share, and expand upon artists’ work. They offer users of content significant protection against...
View ArticleThis House would condition state funding to universities upon all academic...
Universities are massive engines of research and development. The state, private charities and corporations all pour money into these institutions to develop and expand the bounds of human...
View ArticleActively circumventing Internet censorship is a legitimate foreign policy tool
Censorship and internet filtering has been increasing over the last few years. While authoritarian regimes feel that they need to censor the internet in order to stifle political dissent and keep...
View ArticleThis House would not fund any work that is not released under a creative...
A creative commons license is a kind of copyright license that gives people the right to use, share, and expand upon a creator’s work whether this is an art work, a piece of literature, or a scientific...
View ArticleThis House would ban all anonymous posting and commenting on the Internet.
With the dawn of the internet, people are able to communicate with unprecedented degrees of anonymity: the ability to send messages, make statements, or take actions with little or no potential to be...
View ArticleThis House would ban the sale of 3D printers to households
3D printing is a revolutionary method of manufacturing. It is an additive process, meaning that it builds layer over layer of material in any shape using a laser, and does not waste as much material as...
View ArticleThis House would produce high quality generic drugs for Africa
While all continents suffer from their own prominent diseases, Africa bears a disproportionate burden. The continents holds 11% of the population, but has 25% of the world’s disease burden[1].read more
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