Typology of Citizen Science Projects from an Intellectual Property Perspective
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Typology of Citizen Science Projects from an Intellectual Property Perspective: Invention and Authorship between Researchers and Participants, written by Dr. Teresa Scassa and doctoral candidate Haewon Chung of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, analyzes various types of volunteer citizen science activities to determine whether they raise legal questions about IP ownership. The report includes a typology comparing the IP implications of different types of citizen science projects, from transcribing or gathering data, to assisting with problem solving. This policy memo will be followed by a longer, peer-reviewed publication.
Authors
Haewon Chung
Doctoral candidate in law, University of Ottawa
Teresa Scassa
Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Contributors
Lea Shanley
Former Senior Program Associate;
Co-Executive Director of the NSF South Big Data Innovation Hub
Co-Executive Director of the NSF South Big Data Innovation Hub
Elizabeth Tyson
Global Fellow;
Explorer Fellow with the National Geographic Society in the Citizen Explorer Labs
Explorer Fellow with the National Geographic Society in the Citizen Explorer Labs
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