Bill: Draft Copyright Protections Act of 2025

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A Bill Too
Copyright Protections Act

In The House of Representatives of the Republic of Andorn
September 1st of 2025

Representative Ryan and Senator Poemhunter in agreeance with this bills contents, hereby recommend this bill to the House for their consideration

Authored by Poemhunter and Reform Andorns policy team​

Section 1:

Short Title:

This bill may be cited as the “ Copyright PR Act 2025 “

Section 2: Reasoning

(1) Copyright is not a thing right now.

Section 3. Copyright

(1) All citizens shall be entitled to copyright protections on all their creative works which include but are not limited to artwork, building design, writings, infographics, logos & slogans, and videos.
Creative works must be easily recognized as different from other copyrighted pieces of work and must be able to be proven as such beyond a reasonable doubt.
(2) Copyright is the exclusive right for citizens to use, reproduce, copy, publish, and capitalize on their creative works.

(3) Citizens may not own the copyright to a style, genre, or type of work.
A citizen may own the copyright to a type of work if the author was the first person to create the type and if it meets the requirements as a Creative work.
(4) Violation of Copyright Protections shall be defined as “Copyright Infringement”
The copyright owner may seek legal damages for this which include but are not limited to:
Compensation of loss revenue as a result of the Infringement.
Removal of all works that infringe on the Copyright Protection.
(5) Citizens who violate copyright protections and who are ordered by the Judiciary to remove all infringing works shall be liable to additional monetary sanctions if they do not comply with the order.

Section 4. Fair Use

(1) Fair Use is the usage of a copyrighted piece of work for the following:
News Reports
Research
Teaching
Commentation
(2) Fair Use shall not be considered a Copyright Infringement.

Section 5. Transfer and Limitations

(1) Copyright may be transferred between citizens through a written contract.

(2) If the written contract is terminated for any reason, the Copyright shall return to the previous copyright owner. All infringing works must be removed by the other party to the contract within a reasonable time frame.

(3) Should a citizen maintain a /seen of six months or longer, their copyright protections shall hereby be forfeited.

(4) All Creative Works shall be grandfathered into this new law upon passage of this bill and all their works made prior to this bill shall be protected as Copyright.

By submitting this bill to the House of Representatives, I hereby swear it is in good faith and in the best interest of the nation, the people I serve and my oath of office.