Way too many people and organization have decided to make money by owning an idea instead of implementing it.
Congress should consider a revised patent law that forces 'inventors' to implement their patents in a certain period of time or risk losing them.
Use it or lose it.
How do your prioritize the infringment cases you will pursue and those that will be ignored?
I have heard a couple of guidlines you may use. Can you comment on the following:
The DOJ will pusue poorly funded, small time offenders to establish precedents.
The DOJ will ignore small time offenders because the public interest isn't hurt by them.
The DOJ will work closely with the RIAA to cherry pick cases the RIAA wants in the news.
The DOJ will limit its pursuit of offenders to those who profit from infringement.
Batlord is right about the "zero marginal cost" phenomena, but the media future will use a hybrid model that combines the "zero marginal cost" phenomena and an incremental revenue stream.
Shaw cable in Canada has a package like this where its digital customers pay a flat rate for digital service then they get to choose a few channels, not all. They can pay extra to receive more channels.
Their customers get the "zero marginal cost" feeling of all you can eat TV and Shaw gets incremental revenue for additional channels.
HBO's VOD product offers a similar experience by offering all you can eat HBO VOD for a flat price.
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Way too many people and organization have decided to make money by owning an idea instead of implementing it. Congress should consider a revised patent law that forces 'inventors' to implement their patents in a certain period of time or risk losing them. Use it or lose it.
Do any /.ers know if a portable gramaphone was ever created?
I would love to scroll left and right in spread sheets and multi page layouts.
How do your prioritize the infringment cases you will pursue and those that will be ignored?
I have heard a couple of guidlines you may use. Can you comment on the following:
The DOJ will pusue poorly funded, small time offenders to establish precedents.
The DOJ will ignore small time offenders because the public interest isn't hurt by them.
The DOJ will work closely with the RIAA to cherry pick cases the RIAA wants in the news.
The DOJ will limit its pursuit of offenders to those who profit from infringement.
Shaw cable in Canada has a package like this where its digital customers pay a flat rate for digital service then they get to choose a few channels, not all. They can pay extra to receive more channels.
Their customers get the "zero marginal cost" feeling of all you can eat TV and Shaw gets incremental revenue for additional channels.
HBO's VOD product offers a similar experience by offering all you can eat HBO VOD for a flat price.