The prediction, in brief:

It seems clear that separate cyberspaces should be demarcated for public or private use and that the differences between them must be recognized … In order to avoid confusion, a cyberspace needs to be clear whether it is a private forum or a public forum.

Predictor: Branscomb, Anne

Prediction, in context:

In her 1995 paper “Anonymity, Autonomy and Accountability,” published in the Yale Law Journal, Anne Wells Branscomb writes:”It seems clear that separate cyberspaces should be demarcated for public or private use and that the differences between them must be recognized. Some physical spaces, including designations owned by public entities, are recognized as closed to public discourse; there should be no constitutional barrier to providing private electronic spaces in which confidential exchanges may take place. On the other hand, private spaces are sometimes held to have assumed the role of the state by opening themselves to public access and thus providing a public function. In order to avoid confusion, a cyberspace needs to be clear whether it is a private forum or a public forum.”

Biography:

Anne Wells Branscomb, an expert in technology and the law, was the author of “Who Owns Information? From Privacy to Public Access” (Basic Books, 1994), and the 1995 Yale Law Journal article “Anonymity, Autonomy, and Accountability as Challenges to the First Amendment in Cyberspaces.” (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues

Subtopic: Privacy/Surveillance

Name of publication: The Yale Law Journal

Title, headline, chapter name: Anonymity, Autonomy, and Accountability: Challenges to the First Amendment in Cyberspacess

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/25/937/33272584w5/purl=rc2_EAIM_1_Anonymity,+autonomy,+and+accountability_________________________________________________________&dyn=sig!1?sw_aep=ncliveec

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Bricker, Erin E.