The technology should be designed to minimize the need for legislation, as well as give as much decision power as possible to the individual users. The design of the web technology has large impact on individuals and the social system. The notion of intellectual property is one of the issues that is strongly affected, and is of high relevance for the shape of an information-driven society. The flexibility of digital media technology gives large control to the design of web standards. This suggests a high level of responsibility of the designers, as well as widespread involvement in the design. The implications of the web are all too important to leave solely to technology-optimizing decisions.
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: ÒCertainly, it is not appropriate to adapt or contain technology to fit current laws and regulations even if it were possible. Rather the law must change to fit the growth of technology. Until judges, lawyers and legislators catch up with the digital age (if ever), technologists must create solutions to bridge the gap. Legislation should be secondary to web technology when it comes to being a means for shaping the future. The technology should be designed to minimize the need for legislation, as well as give as much decision power as possible to the individual users. The design of the web technology has large impact on individuals and the social system. The notion of intellectual property is one of the issues that is strongly affected, and is of high relevance for the shape of an information-driven society. The flexibility of digital media technology gives large control to the design of web standards. This suggests a high level of responsibility of the designers, as well as widespread involvement in the design. The implications of the web are all too important to leave solely to technology-optimizing decisions.Ó
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: General
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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