[Patents] An different approach to IPRs

[Richard Auld richardauld@home.com]

    Dec. 10, 1999.

    Dear liberte.aful.org:

 
    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.
 
    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=47,000 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.
 
    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.
 
    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).   
   
    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. 
 
    Thank You for your help!
 
    CLICK below to visit my Netopia Virtual Office
http://www.netopia.geocities.com/richardauld/pages/view/index.nhtml

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

    Dec. 10, 1999.

 

    Dear liberte.aful.org:

 

    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.

 

    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=47,000 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.

 

    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.

 

    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).

  

    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. 

 

    Thank You for your help!

 

    CLICK below to visit my Netopia Virtual Office
http://www.netopia.geocities.com/richardauld/pages/view/index.nhtml

 

    The Proposal Web site:
http://www.members.home.net/richardauld/

 

       Cooperatively Yours,
           Richard J. Auld
            3421 Ivanhoe Lane
            Garland, TX 75044
            972-414-0295