Patent ID: 8468593

Claim:
A method comprising: at a server that supports a data collaboration session, receiving a selection of a primary group name; receiving an identification of a first device that is a member of a primary group associated with the primary group name; receiving privileges associated with the member of the primary group, wherein the privileges limit recording of the data collaboration session by one or more other devices that are non-members of the primary group; storing the primary group name, an identification of the first device, the privileges, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address range associated with the primary group name within a profile; establishing the data collaboration session between the first device and the one or more other devices to share data among users of the devices; and restricting the recording of the data collaboration session by a second device according to the privileges based on a determination that the second device is a non-member of the primary group having an IP address that does not fall within the IP address range associated with the primary group name stored within the profile.