Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link:
https://cityrp.org/threads/intellectual-property-act.3869/
Final Vote: 6-1-0
Ratified: September 21, 2026
Note: This is a duplicative law. It both amends another act, but also exists on its own because of its own contents.
Author: Multi Man
Sponsor: Multi Man, MP
Intellectual Property Act
Preamble: Intellectual property rules are spread across several Acts. This bill brings them together, protects creative expression, guarantees freedom of panorama, places government works in the public domain, makes author attribution on bills optional, and protects the Azalea Isles from claims arising from Parliament's official use of existing intellectual property.
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14. Repeals and amendments
(a) The following Acts are repealed:
(b) The
Contract Establishment Act is amended as follows:
(i) Replace section 1(b) as follows:
(b) Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA): A legally binding contract that establishes a confidential relationship between parties. The signing parties agree that sensitive information they may obtain will not be made available to others.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, is an agreement governed by section 9 of the Intellectual Property Act.
(ii) Replace section 3 as follows:
3. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
(a) NDAs, as defined under this Act, shall be considered legally binding and enforceable by law.
(i) Any NDAs requiring an individual to not disclose information about crimes committed are not legally binding and thus not enforceable by law.
(b) NDAs must clearly outline the confidential information to be protected, the parties involved, and the duration of the confidentiality obligation.
(c) All parties must sign the NDA, include the date of signing, and indicate their agreement to the terms and conditions.
d) Any NDA may be tried and contested within a court of law.
(e) Any party that breaches an NDA shall be subject to legal penalties and may be sued for damages resulting from the breach.
3. Nondisclosure agreements
(a) Section 9 of the Intellectual Property Act governs NDA requirements, enforcement, remedies, and exceptions. The other provisions of this Act apply to NDAs subject to that section.
(iii) In the heading of section 4 and in section 4(a), delete "or NDA" as follows:
4. Legal Recourse for Breach of Contract or NDA
(a) Any individual or entity that experiences a breach of contract or NDA may file a lawsuit against the offending party.
(iv) In the heading of section 5 and in sections 5(a) and 5(c), replace "Contracts and NDAs" with "Contracts" as follows:
5. Requirements for Valid Contracts and NDAs Contracts
(a) Contracts and NDAs Contracts must be in written form and signed by all parties involved.
(c) Contracts and NDAs Contracts that do not meet these requirements shall not be considered legally binding under this Act.
(v) Replace section 6 as follows:
6. Whistleblower Protections
(a) Individuals who disclose information in the public interest, such as in journalistic investigations, court inquiries of information, or when withholding information that threatens national security, shall be protected under this Act.
(b) Whistleblowers shall not be held liable for breach of an NDA or contract if the disclosure was made in good faith to protect the public or national security.
6. Protected disclosures
(a) The protections in section 9(c) of the Intellectual Property Act apply to every contract governed by this Act.
(c) Replace section 6(d)(vi) of the
Inheritance and Succession Act as follows:
(vi) Items and blocks shall be considered a part of whatever property they are located on, as shall the full ownership of the build (intellectual property and physical materials) on the property it is located on. Only what was owned by the deceased shall transfer - if the deceased did not own the build's intellectual property rights, those are not transferred.
(vi) Items, blocks, and the physical materials of a build are part of the property on which they stand. Copyright in the build passes only as provided by section 6 of the Intellectual Property Act. Only assets and rights owned by the deceased may pass to heirs.
(d) Replace section 2(c)(iii) of the
Fair Competition Act as follows:
(iii) This does not apply to patents granted for international research.
(iii) The exception for international research patents is governed by section 8(f) of the Intellectual Property Act.
(e) Replace section 3(b) of the
Government Contracts Act 2.0 as follows:
(b) Auctions are contracts that are publicly posted for the public to bid on, where a member of the public offers payment to receive a service or good, such as buying a patent from the government.
(b) Auctions are publicly posted contracts in which members of the public bid to pay for a good or service, such as a government patent sale. Auctions under section 8 of the Intellectual Property Act must also meet that section's requirements.
(f) Replace section 1(d)(i) of the
Electoral Crimes and Registration Act as follows:
(i) New parties cannot register with a name or code which may be reasonably confused with an already registered party.
(i) New party names and codes must meet section 10(b) of the Intellectual Property Act.
(g) The
Parliamentary Procedure Act is amended as follows:
(i) At the end of section 4(b), add the following:
(b) Any newly proposed bill must generally adhere to the standards in the Template. Author identification is optional under section 7(a) of the Intellectual Property Act. A bill must not be rejected or delayed merely because its author's identity is omitted.
(ii) Replace section 5(b) as follows:
(b) Once this has been done the bill is proposed. If the author is a member of parliament, or the bill has a sponsor who is a member of parliament then they may notify the speaker to move the bill to debate. No other member of parliament may do so unless they have met said conditions.
(b) Once this has been done, the bill is proposed. Only a Member of Parliament publicly identified as the bill's introducing member or sponsor may ask the Speaker to move it to debate. This identification does not require a claim of authorship.
(iii) In the
bill Template, first post, replace the author field as follows. The Speaker must update the displayed template accordingly:
Author: <NAME> MP
Author (optional): <NAME, OR OMIT THIS FIELD>
(h) Replace section 3(f) of the
Legislative Clarity Act as follows:
(f) These cases are to be handled under expedited hearings by default, and the court is to rule under the preponderance of the evidence standard. Bill authors must represent themselves, or obtain their own legal counsel for these lawsuits, even though the case filing will be against the Azalea Isles. The bill author shall be named as a second party, under a class.
(f) These cases are to be handled under expedited hearings by default, and the court is to rule under the preponderance of the evidence standard. The case must be brought against the Azalea Isles. No person must be identified, joined as a party, or required to obtain counsel merely because they authored, introduced, or sponsored the bill.
(i) The
Ministry Clarity Act is amended as follows:
(i) Replace section 3(d) as follows:
(d) Once written, Ministers are to send their Impact Summary to both the Speaker (or Deputy Speaker in the Speaker's absence), and the author of/individual proposing the bill. This is to then be posted in Parliament by one of the two individuals, whoever has the opportunity to do it first, so Parliament may consider the Minister’s expertise while debating and voting.
(d) Ministers must send their Impact Summary to the Speaker, or the Deputy Speaker in the Speaker's absence, and the Member of Parliament who presented the proposal under paragraph (a). One of those recipients must post it in Parliament as soon as they can, so members can consider it during debate and voting.
(ii) Replace section 3(e) as follows:
(e) If a Minister is the author of the bill, they do not need to provide an Impact Summary, nor notify themselves. They are still obligated to follow the relevant procedures for other ministries affected by the bill.
(e) A Minister publicly identified as the bill's introducing or sponsoring Member of Parliament need not provide an Impact Summary for their own ministry or notify themselves. They must still follow the procedures for other affected ministries.
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The full statute is too long to include in this post. To read it in full, find it at the link here:
https://cityrp.org/threads/intellectual-property-act.3924/
