Acknowledging the names and flags of member states belong not merely to their individual governments, but to the sapients they represent, and therefore should not be licensed or marketed;
Believing that all sapients have the right to free and fairly use the shared symbols and icons of the governmental organizations that represent them;
Therefore, the following shall be enacted:
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The World Assembly, member states, and municipal subdivisions thereof are required to release their flags and names into the public domain.
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Member states shall have the sole right to define what is or is not their intellectual property.
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Member states shall protect by law the use of their intellectual property, as defined above, for artistic expression with the following exceptions:
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Usages involving impersonation, fraud, deception, or other forms of misrepresentation of either a member state government or their subdivisions, the World Assembly, or a representative thereof; or
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Limitations in place from previous law enacted by the World Assembly.
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