Is sharing speaker's slides from conference presentations on social media a breach of intellectual property or a delegate's right? Depends who you ask

International Journal of Surgery
D LightRrw Brady

Abstract

The contemporary practice of the sharing of speaker's slides from medical conference presentations is common but raises a number of complex ethical and legal questions. We investigated the views of a large group of international hernia surgeons to evaluate the comtemporary view on this topic. A questionnaire was widely promoted on Twitter and distributed by email to target the membership of the British and European Hernia Societies. Demographics and responses were recorded. There were 185 respondents; 68 BHS email (37%), 76  EHS email (41%) and 41 respondents via Twitter (22%). 49 (34%) society members used social media for professional communication. 23 (56%) of Twitter respondents had posted speakers slides versus 5 (12%) from society members email respondents. A majority of respondents held the view that either the specific congress (37%) or individual speakers (24%) should set the rules on the distribution of speakers slides explicitly. 10 (24%) of Twitter respondents felt that sharing content violated intellectual property compared to 88 (61%) of email respondents. Contemporary opinion regarding this subject differs depending on the modality of questionnaire and population interrogated. Respondents who use social media in ...Continue Reading

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Oct 17, 2020·American Journal of Hematology·Angela C Weyand, Ahmar U Zaidi

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