We should err on the side of tolerance, and we should err on the side of freedom of expression.
Predictor: Festinger, Jon
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 Maclean’s Magazine article, “Crime in Cybercity” by Warren Caragata, presents the dark side of the Internet. The article includes an interview with Jon Festinger, a professor of media law at the University of British Columbia and legal counsel for WIC, Western International Communications Ltd. Caragata writes: ÒJon Festinger, a professor of media law at the University of British Columbia and legal counsel for WIC, Western International Communications Ltd., says the Internet and the debate over it could help Canadians redefine the limits of control. ÔWe should err on the side of tolerance,Õ he says, Ôand we should err on the side of freedom of expression.ÕÓ
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Jurisdiction/Control
Name of publication: Maclean's Magazine
Title, headline, chapter name: Crime in Cybercity
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/00/org/efc/media/macleans.22may95a
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne