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The universities might've deemed it to be an important enough PR situation and low risk enough to do it. Alternatively maybe they were obligated to back them u
by dotnet00 2y ago
The universities might've deemed it to be an important enough PR situation and low risk enough to do it.
Alternatively maybe they were obligated to back them up if the work was done in their official capacity as faculty?
- smcin 2y agoI think you mean the universities of the Data Colada researchers, not the researchers accused of misconduct. Sure, but if this were to become commonplace, you can see misconduct researchers becoming a target for big recurring legal defense bills, big enough to involve insurers, faculty funding, etc. Eventually we might a some landmark verdict like the Apple-vs-Samsung of misconduct/defamation trials.