We may even divide into two camps: those who prefer virtual reality, and those who prefer the real thing.
Predictor: Branscomb, Anne Wells
Prediction, in context:In her 1994 book “Who Owns Information? From Privacy to Public Access,” Anne Wells Branscomb writes:”Illuminated manuscripts have become priceless with the passage of time. So may the realistic chemical images of the present day become priceless relics as electronic images replace them as the medium of choice … We may even divide into two camps: those who prefer virtual reality, and those who prefer the real thing.”
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, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Virtual Reality
Name of publication: Who Owns Information?
Title, headline, chapter name: Who Owns Your Image?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 90
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney