Question

If a researcher creates the idea for a project and is not listed in the preferred author order position on resulting publications, is this considered to be research misconduct under federal policy?

A. No; instead it is a type of financial conflict of interest.
B. Yes because it involves a form of fabrication.
C. Yes because it involves a form of falsification.
D. No; instead it is a type of authorship dispute.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. No; instead it is a type of authorship dispute.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ideas alone are not protected by copyright, even if they are original. What copyright protects is the formal expression of ideas. That is to say, the ideas must have been expressed or fixed in some support to enjoy the protection that gives copyright.

If the author or rights holder considers that an eventual violation is being presented, he can undertake the defense of his interests against third parties through civil or criminal actions or by going to conciliation regarding the infringement of economic rights or the compensation of damages for the violation of moral and economic rights.