From richardauld@home.com Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:03:42 -0700
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:03:42 -0700
From: Richard Auld richardauld@home.com
Subject: [Patents] An different approach to IPRs
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    Dec. 10, 1999.

    Dear liberte.aful.org:

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    This notification is being sent to a selected group of =
consumer-oriented organizations and individuals that I believe will be =
interested, and that I hope can help with advice on how best to proceed =
with a proposal that I feel certain can be of very great benefit to =
consumers world wide.  EDVenture's Esther Dyson and NCB Strategic =
Initiatives' Jim Bethea have both expressed interest in this proposal.  =
I feel confident of it's technical feasability, but would like to get =
several qualified opinions about the network's standards and it's =
software designs as proposed.
=20
    The proposal is covered in some detail on a Web site that has =
recently been posted (see LINK below), and which has not yet been =
optimized for low bandwidth access or promoted in the normal ways, so =
only the recipients of this notification should be aware of it's =
existence at this point.  Briefly, the proposal is for a Virtual Private =
Network, to be composed of a potentially world wide Extranet that links =
many small local area Intranets (e.g., USA=3D47,000 zipcode areas, max.) =
to be owned and operated by local consumer co-ops.  The Extranet would =
be operated by a central Federation of these local area co-ops.
=20
    The benefits for the members of these co-ops would be numerous and =
very broad in scope, and non-member consumers would benefit also, in =
accordance with co-op traditions.  The Web site describes the origins of =
these benefits in some detail.
=20
    The reason this notification is being sent to this mailing-list is =
because of it's proposed handling of IPRs as marketable entities in a =
to-be-constructed buyers' market.  Open Source, etc. would be in the =
best interests of the network owners (consumers).  =20
  =20
    The Web site is accessible from my Netopia Virtual Office by simply =
selecting "WIS-dom, Inc." on the "Office Door".  You will also notice on =
the office door there a diagram of the proposed network architecture.  =
That diagram and it's accompanying text is the first "slide" of a =
presentation that was prepared as an introduction for consumers in =
general, and the remainder of the show is accessed by selecting the =
"Pictures" button to the upper left.  The Help facility shows fairly =
complete instructions, but if you have any questions or wish to speak to =
me personally, please contact me at any time by selecting "Conference".  =
Text chat and MS NetMeeting-compatible group interactions are =
facilitated in the conference room also.=20
=20
    Thank You for your help!
=20
    CLICK below to visit my Netopia Virtual Office
http://www.netopia.geocities.com/richardauld/pages/view/index.nhtml

=20
    The Proposal Web site:
http://www.members.home.net/richardauld/
=20
       Cooperatively Yours,
           Richard J. Auld
            3421 Ivanhoe Lane
            Garland, TX 75044
            972-414-0295




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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dec. 10, 1999.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Dear&nbsp;<B><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">liberte.aful.org</B></FONT>:<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This =
notification=20
is being sent to a selected group of consumer-oriented organizations and =

individuals that I believe will be interested, and that I hope can help =
with=20
advice on how best to proceed with <EM>a proposal that I feel certain =
can be of=20
very great benefit to consumers</EM> world wide.&nbsp; EDVenture's <A=20
href=3D"mailto:edyson@edventure.com">Esther Dyson</A> and <A=20
href=3D"http://www.ncb.com/">NCB</A> Strategic Initiatives' Jim Bethea=20
have&nbsp;both expressed interest in this proposal.&nbsp; I feel =
confident of=20
it's technical feasability, but would like to get several qualified =
opinions=20
about the network's standards&nbsp;and it's software designs as=20
proposed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The =
proposal is=20
covered in some detail on a Web site that has recently been posted=20
(see&nbsp;LINK below), and which has not yet been optimized for low =
bandwidth=20
access or promoted in the normal ways, so only the recipients of this=20
notification should be aware of it's existence at this point.&nbsp; =
Briefly, the=20
proposal is for a Virtual Private Network, to be composed of a =
potentially world=20
wide Extranet that links many small local area Intranets (e.g., =
USA=3D47,000=20
zipcode areas, max.) to be <STRONG>owned and operated by local consumer=20
co-ops.&nbsp; The Extranet would be operated by a&nbsp;central =
Federation of=20
these local area co-ops.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The =
benefits for=20
the members of these co-ops would be numerous and very broad in scope, =
and=20
non-member consumers would benefit also, in accordance with co-op=20
traditions.&nbsp; The Web site describes the origins of these benefits =
in some=20
detail.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;<FONT=20
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; The reason&nbsp;this notification is being sent to =
this=20
mailing-list is&nbsp;because of it's proposed&nbsp;handling of=20
<STRONG>IPRs&nbsp;as <EM>marketable entities in a to-be-constructed =
buyers'=20
market.&nbsp; Open Source, etc. would be in the best interests of the =
network=20
owners (consumers).   </EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The =
Web site is=20
accessible from my Netopia <EM>Virtual Office</EM> by simply selecting =
"WIS-dom,=20
Inc." on the "Office Door".&nbsp; You will also notice on the office =
door there=20
a diagram of the proposed network architecture.&nbsp; That diagram and =
it's=20
accompanying text is the first "slide" of a presentation that was =
prepared as an=20
introduction for consumers in general, and the remainder of the show is =
accessed=20
by selecting the "Pictures" button to the upper left.&nbsp; =
The&nbsp;Help=20
facility shows fairly complete instructions, but if you have any =
questions or=20
wish to speak to me personally, please contact me at any time by =
selecting=20
"Conference".&nbsp; Text chat and MS NetMeeting-compatible group =
interactions=20
are facilitated in the conference room also.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank =
You for=20
your help!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CLICK =
below to=20
visit my Netopia Virtual Office<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.netopia.geocities.com/richardauld/pages/view/index.nht=
ml">http://www.netopia.geocities.com/richardauld/pages/view/index.nhtml</=
A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The =
Proposal Web=20
site:<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.members.home.net/richardauld/">http://www.members.home=
.net/richardauld/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook" =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Cooperatively=20
Yours,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Richard=20
J. =
Auld<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
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3421 Ivanhoe=20
Lane<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
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Garland, TX=20
75044<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
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972-414-0295<BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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