By 1997, court systems will be flooded with copyright and patent lawsuits related to the Internet. Information publishers will be fighting legislation that would give citizens direct access to public documents. Existing intellectual property law will be inadequate to reach just results.
Predictor: Auerbach, Karl
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for LAN magazine, Karl Auerbach and Chris Wellens cover the future of the Internet. They list 10 predictions for the year 1997. Following is the ninth of the 10: ”By 1997, court systems will be flooded with copyright and patent lawsuits related to the Internet. Information publishers will be fighting legislation that would give citizens direct access to public documents. Existing intellectual property law will be inadequate to reach just results.”
Date of prediction: October 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Copyright/Intellectual Property/Plagiarism
Name of publication: LAN Magazine
Title, headline, chapter name: Internet Evolution or Revolution?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web7.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/474/4/32555158w7/purl=rc1_ITOF_0_A17433050&dyn=6!xrn_21_0_A17433050?sw_aep=ncliveec
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney