The prediction, in brief:

In the electronic age, the old notion of what is published will disappear. What is being written is going to be used in ways never imagined and writers and other creators are going to have to be aware of the dangers … We are going to have to create a cultural workers’ federation to marshall everyone’s collective powers in the electronic age.

Predictor: Tasini, Jonathan

Prediction, in context:

In a 1993 article for Reuters, Arthur Spiegelman quotes Jonathan Tasini. Spiegelman writes:”Jonathan Tasini, the president of the union, said the issue is going to be more important in the future as more and more information is delivered electronically. ‘In the electronic age, the old notion of what is published will disappear. What is being written is going to be used in ways never imagined and writers and other creators are going to have to be aware of the dangers,” he said. ‘Ultimately, we are going to have to create a cultural workers’ federation to marshall everyone’s collective powers in the electronic age,’ he added.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1993

Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues

Subtopic: Copyright/Intellectual Property/Plagiarism

Name of publication: Reuters Business Report

Title, headline, chapter name: Writers’ Union Eyes Computer Lawsuit

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EE14DA0ED3D7B6C&p_docnum=1&NBID=Y52C52OOMTA0NjcyMDgxMS4yNjU3NzY6MTo2OjE1Mi4zMw

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Garrison, Betty