Intellectual Property, Makerspaces and 3D Printing

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Austin, Mallory
  • Trosow, Samuel E.
  • McNally, Michael B.

• The session examines the issues raised by makerspaces in the context of Canadian intellectual property law. Questions addressed include: what responsibilities to librarians have under trademark law and the Patent Act; what are the copyright implications of makerspace technologies; what role does Canada’s new user-generated content exception play; and, what practices and policies can libraries undertake to help ensure that both staff and users are to take full advantage of their rights under Canadian law.

• Date created

  2015-01-29

• Subjects / Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • Makerspaces
  • Intellectual property
  • Copyright

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Presentation

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3B853Q46

• License

  Attribution 3.0 International