Telephone companies, computer firms, and public libraries will be under increasing pressure to provide low-cost or free access to computer networks. The emergence of computer networks also will require revisions in copyright laws and other forms of protection for those who produce books, articles, and movies.
Predictor: Rotenberg, Marc
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 Washington Post article by Robert O’Harrow Jr., Marc Rotenberg is paraphrased. O’Harrow Jr. writes:”Rotenberg and other specialists say that telephone companies, computer firms, and public libraries will be under increasing pressure to provide low-cost or free access to computer networks. The emergence of computer networks also will require revisions in copyright laws and other forms of protection for those who produce books, articles, and movies.”
Biography:Marc Rotenberg, was founder and director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), in the 1990s. He won an EFF Pioneer Award in 1997 for his work as a “champion of privacy, human rights and civil liberties on the electronic frontier.” He targeted the impact of computer and telecommunications technologies on freedom and privacy and was an active writer and speaker on associated topics. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: December 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Libraries/Databases
Name of publication: Washington Post
Title, headline, chapter name: Computer Use Poses Problems; Issues of Privacy, Access Unresolved
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=32b72ca038569e08e5338713ed4b79d1&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVlb-lSlAl&_md5=2f9ce135a3ecc508b3b2864eea2e2786
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