Ric Richardson

As part of the material I was asked to dig up for my Australian Story Episode , we came across this old music video my Dad did for Johnny O'Keefe when he was first big on Australian music TV show Bandstand. Artists used to do all their singing in studio to an audience but my Dad was asked to do something creative for the Bandstand people and what he and Johnny O'Keeffe came up with may be the first music video ever shot in Australia. It must have been around 1968 because my brother and I look as if we are 5 or 6 years old. Look for us in the video. We are the ones playing with th airplane in the later third of the song. It sure was cool doing something like this with a music legend like Johhny O’Keefe.

One of Ric’s favourite hobbies is dirt bike riding. It was pretty frustrating for him in the US as he had to travel over an hour to get to a riding area and then at least 6 hours to ride amongst trees. A segment of Ric riding his KTM 450 in a paddock near his home in Byron Bay was shot for the Australian Story episode but never used, however the Austory people did put the segment up on the episodes web page if you want to take a peek. Just look for the link to it in the video selection area next to the main video.

For a few months the online access to the ABC Australian Story episode featuring Ric Richardson has been restricted due to an ongoing legal situation regarding copyright for music used in the series. As that issue nears resolution the Australian Story management has kindly re-established online access to the show which can be now viewed at: http://www.abc.net.au/austory/specials/thebigdeal/default.htm Also on this page are links to the following videos: Ric riding his dirt bike Ric as a kid featured on a Johnny O'Keefe music video for Bandstand produced by his Dad and agrueably one of the first music video's made in Australia. Background photos from the story ...

Just got back from Sydney visiting my Dad who had a health scare to find that over 300 people have visited the site in the last hour due to a rerun of the Australian Story episode called "The Big Deal" talking about the struggle with Microsoft. I've also been so privileged to get a lot of wonderful comments on the site about the show and the website... click on the Australian Story icon above to look at articles relating to the show... its a real buzz to think so many fellow Aussies relate to our story... thanks for visiting. Ric

By Site Admin - 19th August 2009. After two months in the making, one of the most reputable programs on Australian television, Australian Story, has featured Ric Richardson and a company he founded called Uniloc that received a jury verdict of $388 million US dollars. The Australian Story episode couches the jury win in the context of Ric's life, his 16 year journey of building the business that is based on the invention he patented back in 1992 and how it has affected him since he decided to make his main base of operation back in Australia. Some links you may enjoy include: Background info on the people in the Australian Story such as IBM US Corporate veteran Ravi Marwaha and surfing legend Bob McTavish and even Ric's physical trainer. Stories from Behind-the-scenes of this episode. What it's like to be interviewed by Australian Story . Answers to Questions many people have asked Ric about the show. Many people have asked why there is little mention of the Uniloc compa...

By Ric Richardson. Wed Aug 16th- 5 days before the show airs. Being interviewed by Australian Story is not like any other interview experience I have ever had. When the news of the Microsoft court case win first hit Australia I was inundated with requests for interviews by everyone from the news programs to “A current affair”. My initial reaction was to try and make something more constructive out of all the attention than simply being the guy who invented the thing that ended up winning a court case against Microsoft for $388 million. A decent message takes more than a 5 minute snippet to communicate… so I bided my time, until my good friend Jim Revitt convinced me that a request from Australian Story should be taken seriously. Having been away in the States for the last decade meant that I didn’t have any idea what Australian Story was like, but having a glowing reference from Jim (who I hold as one of Australia’s most valuable behind-the-scenes television people) meant it was wel...

This article is a quick introduction to the people interviewed in the Australian Story episode featuring Ric: Karen (Ric's wife), Jim Revitt , Steve Cox , Ravi Marwaha , Bob McTavish , Jim FitzSimons , Francois Naef Also we will introduce you to the team from Australian Story who made the episode possible: Kent Gordon (Producer), Kristine Taylor (Researcher), Anthony Sines (Cameraman), Marc Smith (Sound) And some people who should have been mentioned: Fred and Helen Richardson (Ric's Mum and Dad), Sky Richardson (Ric's brother and business manager), Lily Richardson (daughter), Craig Etchegoyen (business partner and good deeply trusted friend), Brad Davis (Exec at Uniloc and friend), The Uniloc team . INTERVIEWED OR SHOWN IN THE EPISODE Karen Richardson (Ric's Wife) - Karen is Ric's wife and dearest friend who faithfully followed him as the journey took them to the States and back. In the episode Karen features strongly as a grounding influence tha...

Questions answered so far: Why hasn’t anyone from Uniloc featured in the Australian Story episode? What about your parents, Ric? Did they not have a part in your success? Why weren’t they interviewed for the story? Your business partner Craig Etchegoyen is mentioned but is not interviewed in the story. Is there something missing there? The case must have cost millions. How did Uniloc pay for it? The case must have been a big thing for you. Why didn’t you go over there for the proceedings? Why hasn’t anyone from Uniloc featured in the Australian Story episode? The people of Uniloc are a good and competent team and they should get credit for their part in the jury decision. However the enforcement of the patent only really involved a few members of the team and me as the inventor since its really about the patent and some of the facts surrounding our relationship with Microsoft over the years. There is also the fact that the judge has not as yet ruled on damages and ther...

The following are some little stories and background that may be of interest to you if have seen Ric’s episode of Australian Story. These notes are from Ric’s recollections: Link to some behind the scene photos (shooting on location in Byron) The McTavish surfing shot The episode opens with a sequence of shots featuring surf legend Bob McTavish while he is surfing. The idea is to demonstrate how I was able to help Bob patent his ideas which would be worth millions if he had done this in the past with inventions such as his short surfboard. When we first checked out the surf for the day of the shoot the beach we chose was in an out of the way place just north of Byron Bay. Within moments the police turned up doing their normal rounds and I thought we’d get in trouble parking the truck at a funny angle in the beach car park. As soon as they saw Bob they said a cheerful hello, asked the crew in a friendly way what they were doing, and looked on for a few moments. They were really ...

Truck: 2003 Longbase Ford Transit with 5 speed triptronic Where did I get it: Cheap at Govt auction in Sydney Features: Tinted rear glass for privacy.. note: as fully enclosed rear area ie no glass is hard to park in town. Also supper high roof (Im 6ft and can stand with a slight crouch) good for rainy days. Those of you who saw the article in the Sydney Morning Herald may recall the headline "How the man in the van beat Microsoft". At the time the setup I was using was a proof of concept that allowed me to test the viability of using a van to combat cabin fever and get out and about when solving invention problems... well the outdoor furniture and bench seat have been replaced with a perspex desk and an executive chair... things are rather more comfortable... in software development parlance, the project is now beta but requiring some fine tuning... the desk is way too flimsy, there is a definite need for a power outlet and monitor mounting and some other obvious office ...