***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.sfu.ca/~insna/ ***** I remembered one more point my friend made: It is not possible to patent an algorithm. For that reason I am not sure that we have anything to worry about. Guy Hagen wrote: > > I will offer to contribute as a participant in any working group on this > topic. Do we have anyone willing to take leadership? > Guy > > On 12/2/03 3:16 AM, "Bill Richards" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Would any of you like to form a working group to investigate this > > situation in > > more depth, to recommend what course of action is appropriate, and, > > should INSNA > > accept those recommendations, to assist in their implementation? > > > > I'd like to go one step at a time. First, determine whether action needs > > to be taken; > > second, depending on the result of the first step, recommend what action > > should be taken. > > > > Comments? Suggestions? > > > > Any INSNA Legal Eagles out there? > > > > Bill -- Elisa Jayne Bienenstock Booz Allen Hamilton 3190 Fairview Park Drive Falls Church, VA 22042 Phone: 703-289-5617 Fax: 703-289-5156 _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.sfu.ca/~insna/). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.