Legal Issues
1) Software related to education in various categories

a) Tango 1.4 and Tango 2 Core Software
b) Tango 1.4 and Tango 2 Applications except for those mentioned later
c) Buena Vista Audio-Video Conferencing
d) LecCorder lecture recorder

e) SV2 Scientific Visualization package written by Scott Klasky and later
   linked to Tango by graduate student Jin

f) JavaScript Shared Browser written orginally for WebWisdom technology
   disclosure by Fox. This was totally rewritten with new ideas and architecture
   starting November 98. again only Fox contributed. 
   Key part of Fox's current research

g) Perl program AudioEdit written by a student and completely rewritten by
   Fox in fall 95 with similar capabilities to LecCorder. (which was written much later)
   Not as well packaged as LecCorder but has several advantages. 
   Used for a few courses by Fox. 
   
h) WWWFoil Perl program written by Fox 3-5 years ago and made extensive use of
   since then to store 35000 foils and over 850 foilsets

i) WebWisdomDB which is Java plus XML plus Oracle database version of h)
   written under contract in Poland. Key functionality is that of h) plus
   idea of storing PowerPoint in database (due to Podgorny) and various
   clever implementation ideas due to contracters
   
j) NPAC Class database server written by Fox student Mehmet Sen in collaboration
   with Nancy McCracken. Used in all NPAC classes

k) VPL Virtual Programming Laboratory written by Fox's student Kivanc Dincer
   some 3 years ago but still state of art

l) Several small applications written independently of Tango and
   ported to Tango e,g. applets from physics department

m) Other things I have forgotten!
   

 I see fate of a) to d) clear -- Exclusive license to WebWisdom.com
 I proposed non exclusive license for i) as it based so much on my work h)
 and Syracuse followed this in draft.
 
 e) f) g) h) j) k) l) m) seem less clear to me.
 They are developed either by me or outside "Tango Group"
 Many are key parts of my research
 
 I would prefer to make some things clean by donating all software written by
 me to public domain (e) f) g))
 Maybe e) j) k) l) could also be put in public domain
 
 2) License Agreement
 
 Originally this was WebWisdom technology disclosure of 1997 with sundry authors plus
 WebwisdomDB early updates
 Then it had many changes from a set of memos I wrote and handed to lawyer
 I have copies of these memos
 
 Lawyer submitted it -- I gather in August 99
 Podgorny got worried as described new ideas (which are hardly reduced
 to practice but part of my research. As my research is good, I expect ideas
 to be correct) but did not make claims on these new ideas
 
 Podgorny said old claims (in submitted version) not valuable. I tend to
 agree. He said key missing claims are due to me him and Walczak.
 I agree here as well.
 
 However process is flawed as current filing has many inventors
 who are not on "signing sheet". Current proposed signers are precisely for claims
 not in patent!
 
 If patent gets filed, how do we distinguish different inventors
 contributions. Maybe we are wrong and other claims important ....
 Further why is Podgorny and lawyer diligently filing claims based
 on my ideas and research. These have not been disclosed yet to University
 as still research .....
 We need to get a correct process
 
 3) Trademarks
 I think we understand problem here
 
 4) Research
 The MOST important item for me is for my research ideas NOT
 to be licensed AT ALL to WebWisdom.com. Naturally some
 of my research has prototype software (such as JavaScript shared Browser)
 and some doesn't.
 Here word "know-how" is critical and should not be in license
 I must NOT be required to keep research confidential