An African Nova Scotian RCMP sergeant who created anti-racism workshops for his employer says he was removed from his position after he raised concerns about intellectual property rights when the initiative he headed was going to be expanded.
Craig Smith, a Mountie for nearly three decades, was described by the RCMP as a driving force behind its African Canadian Experience workshop, but the two sides are disputing who owns the course material.
The dispute began in 2023. Smith now works for the RCMP in national recruitment.
“I believe that I was sidelined for no other reason than the fact that I said that I want to be compensated for my intellectual property rights,” Smith said.
I would have assumed they did, UNLESS you developed or started to develop something prior to work asking and was done in your own free time.
Obviously many things can change ever aspect of the IP agreement and yeah, it’s probably not as clearcut as I originally assumed.
Regardless, hopefully the guy gets something for his work if he’s entitled to it.