Lawmakers in Finland will vote on a crowdsourced legislative proposal that, if approved, would change the nation’s copyright laws. Last year, Finland’s constitution was modified to allow citizens to submit proposals to Parliament, so long as said proposals obtained 50,000 supporters within six months. One of the proposals to garner the requisite support is the so-called “Common Sense in Copyright Act,” which, when voted upon, will make Finland the first country in which lawmakers consider a copyright law drafted by citizens.
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Finnish Vote Imminent on Crowdsourced Copyright Law
Posted by: David Vranicar July 24, 2013 04:43 PMLawmakers in Finland will vote on a crowdsourced legislative proposal that, if approved, would change the nation’s copyright laws. Last year, Finland’s constitution was modified to allow citizens to submit proposals to Parliament, so long as said proposals obtained 50,000 supporters within six months. One of the proposals to garner the requisite support is the so-called “Common Sense in Copyright Act,” which, when voted upon, will make Finland the first country in which lawmakers consider a copyright law drafted by citizens.