Assuming Google needs to diversify away from the ad revenue stream as quickly as possible, Google Fibre offers them a predictable and valuable long term revenue stream.
It may have started as an experiment, but I can see a long term, huge disruption to the telecoms business.
The current system for IP is holding back progress. The big problem is that there is no 'cost' to maintaining a patent once given. I think the internet has already given us the solution with the way we deal with domain names.
So you can submit your patent, you have 5 years exclusive use (and even that seeems a bit long). At this time you can purchase a 1 year extension to your 'patent' (at a cost of say $500) to a maximum of 10 years. I am not sure if, as part of the extension, you need to demonstrate the patent is part of a product you are selling.
There must also be a process to allow somebody to raise an objection to a patent renewal based on non-implementation.
A similar approach could be taken to copyright.
There is no ongoing cost to maintaining IP.
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It may have started as an experiment, but I can see a long term, huge disruption to the telecoms business.
The change needed is relatively simple...
So you can submit your patent, you have 5 years exclusive use (and even that seeems a bit long). At this time you can purchase a 1 year extension to your 'patent' (at a cost of say $500) to a maximum of 10 years. I am not sure if, as part of the extension, you need to demonstrate the patent is part of a product you are selling.
There must also be a process to allow somebody to raise an objection to a patent renewal based on non-implementation.
A similar approach could be taken to copyright.
There is no ongoing cost to maintaining IP.
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