The whole acronym thing is a problem.  The ICRM tried to trademark the CRM and ICRM acronyms and was told that the US Trademark and Patent Office avoids trademarking acronyms in most cases.  If we just stick to the actual name - Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles - we'll find that most C level folks will support them because they associate them with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles which most organizations follow.  I bet the group that threatened legal action for using G**P may find they haven't actually trademarked the acronym either.  If they have, then they will have to sue a whole lot of organizations.

Ginny Jones
(Virginia A. Jones, CRM, FAI)
Records Manager
Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
Newport News, VA
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