e-Research and Jurisdiction

Abstract

As part of their daily activities, those involved in e-research will often transfer information, including background materials, research results and software, across state and national borders. The act of transferring information across state and national borders raises a number of jurisdictional issues. This chapter will discuss key issues regarding intellectual property, privacy and dispute resolution as they arise from eresearchers transferring information across state and national borders, and how these issues may contractually be resolved.