The Web publisher’s rights in magazine-like Web pages and sites will be very similar to the print magazine publisher’s rights in the printed page.
Predictor: Rose, Lance
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 essay for ISPworld, Internet law expert Lance Rose writes: ”The Web publisher’s rights in magazine-like Web pages and sites will be very similar to the print magazine publisher’s rights in the printed page. The publisher will own the copyrights in all original text and images on the page (or they will be owned by individual authors who license them to the publisher, as the case may be). In addition, the publisher may have a copyright in the text and graphics as laid out on the page, depending on the degree of orginality in page design and use of original graphic elements. The publisher will also have collective works copyright in the Web site as a whole, consisting of the specific collection of separately copyrighted texts, images and other works making up the contents of that site. Finally, where a Web site contains much information that is not itself copyrighted, such as statistics gathered together from various public sources, the publisher may have a compilation copyright, protecting the original manner in which he or she gathers together, arranges and presents that information to users at the site.”
Biography:Lance Rose, a lawyer, earned a high profile for his expertise in Internet issues in the 1990s. He wrote “Netlaw: Your Rights in the Online World” (1995). (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: April 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Copyright/Intellectual Property/Plagiarism
Name of publication: ISPworld
Title, headline, chapter name: Legally Online: Own a Piece of the Web
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.boardwatch.com/boardwatchOnline/1995/apr95/bwm42.htm
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney