Enhancements of the method through which documents may be distributed on the WWW can limit the need for developers to copy chunks of documents authored by other individuals. Information creators must be provided with the necessary tools for exact linking and inlining of other documents. Rather than further inlining at the server, advanced inlining should be implemented on the client/browser. Documents which include information about its origin as part of the technical solution may further clarify who is entitled to claim recompense for any portion used in the production of another work.
Predictor: Norderhaug, Terje
Prediction, in context:In a paper presented at the third annual WWW Conference in 1995, Terje Norderhaug and Juliet M. Oberding of Media Design inProgress presented research titled, ÒDesigning a Web of Intellectual Property,Ó in which they assert that web technology undermines the protection of intellectual property. They write: ÒThe web supports better ways to create derivative work than any previous medium. By making hyperlinks to earlier created works, authors can efficiently build on previous ideas without repeating what has already been done. Inlined images provide a mechanism through which authors can create documents that bind together segments of information created by other authors without copying the information. This is an important progression from previous media. Inlining by reference is revolutionizing the problem of copyright in an electronic medium. No unauthorized copying is needed on a globally interlinked information space such as the web, where the original can rest at a server in control of the author … Before appropriate revenue models for the web are created, copyright will prevent information from being added to the web and, thus, hinder the creation of derivative work. The web content providers are affected by similar confusion regarding unclear guidelines, leading to less progress and diversity. The web is rapidly changing and diverse. This makes it almost impossible to expect any clear guidelines, because they are immediately outdated when published. What is needed is a dynamic and flexible system that can be adapted to the situation. The web providers and media designers should not wait for legislators, but create own solutions and norms. What previously would have been legislated can instead be built into the technical design. Enhancements of the method through which documents may be distributed on the WWW can limit the need for developers to copy chunks of documents authored by other individuals. Information creators must be provided with the necessary tools for exact linking and inlining of other documents. Rather than further inlining at the server, advanced inlining should be implemented on the client/browser. Documents which include information about its origin as part of the technical solution may further clarify who is entitled to claim recompense for any portion used in the production of another work.Ó
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Copyright/Intellectual Property/Plagiarism
Name of publication: WWW Conference '95
Title, headline, chapter name: Designing a Web of Intellectual Property
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
www.igd.fhg.de/archive/1995_www95/proceedings/papers/95/webip.html
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