Prof. Scassa’s Report "Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Citizen Science" launched

On December 10th, Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law, and uOttawa doctoral student  Haewon Chung were in Washington, D.C. to attend the launch of their peer-reviewed report titled “Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Citizen Science: A Guide for Researchers and Citizen Scientists.” This comprehensive study examines the kinds of IP issues that may arise in the citizen science context from the perspectives of researchers, citizen science participants, and the broader public. The research was funded by the Wilson Center’s Commons Lab.