Pirate Congress 2012 Motions

Below are the proposed motions for the Pirate Congress 2012.

Motion 1
Motion: To amend the platform by replacing it with the presented revision (to be presented after National Council scrutiny)

Put by: Mozart Palmer

Vote Yes/No

Motion 2
Motion: To add to the platform, under the section "transparency," the following:

"In accordance with current regulations, all members of parliament and senators must disclose all gifts and donations. The resulting data must be placed in a searchable database which is made accessible online to the general public. Candidates and political parties must disclose donations from entities that amount to greater than $5000. The Australian Electoral Commission will manifest the information in a searchable database, accessible online to the general public."

Put by: Mozart Palmer

Vote Yes/No

Motion 3
Motion: To, following registration with the Australian Electoral Commission, rename the Media Relations Committee to the "Press Office," and the Head of Media Relations to "Press Officer." This is to bring it in line with domestic and international norms.

Put by: Mozart Palmer

Vote Yes/No

Motion 4
Motion: To offer to host the 2014 Pirate Parties International General Assembly in Sydney.

Put by: Mozart Palmer

Vote Yes/No

Motion 5
Motion: To create and deploy a "WelcomeBot" in the #PPAU IRC Channel.

WelcomeBot would act when it detects a new nick has joined the room, and display a message similar to the following:

"Hi [new nick]. Welcome to Pirate Party Australia's IRC Channel. We tend not to be watching 24/7, but some people who might be around are: [nick] [nick] [nick] [etc]."

This would draw attention to a pre-set number of people who are often around and can answer questions the person might have. The responsibility for implementation would fall on the IT committee.

Put by: Mozart Palmer

Vote Yes/No

Motion 6
Motion: To add to the platform, after "No Digital Rights Management," the following section:

"Unrestricted Format Shifting

For the convenience of consumers, and to uphold the principle of "Equitable Access to Culture, Information and Knowledge," no restrictions should be placed on the following: in circumstances where no financial or commercial gain is derived, or for educational purposes."
 * Technological format-shifting, whether physical or digital;
 * Translation into another language; and
 * Adaptation for the blind, deaf or similarly impaired, including braille translation, transcription of speech, or creation of spoken books,

Put by: Brendan Molloy and Mozart Palmer

Vote Yes/No