Description
| Product ID: | 9780241957219 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Who Owns The Future? |
| Authors: | Author: Jaron Lanier |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Social forecasting, future studies, Social forecasting, future studies, E-commerce: business aspects, Internet: general works, E-commerce: business aspects, Internet: general works |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Drawing on sources ranging from ancient philosophy to the latest technology, this book proposes a radical system that truly rewards endeavour - whether it's in the media or manufacturing - and ultimately preserves human dignity. As you read this, thousands of remote computers are refining secret models of who you are, using the information to make huge fortunes for a few people. Does the future have to be this way? How can we change it? In this visionary book Jaron Lanier imagines an alternative, where economic power is given back to creators. Drawing on sources ranging from ancient philosophy to the latest technology, he proposes a radical system that truly rewards endeavour - whether it''s in the media or manufacturing - and ultimately preserves human dignity. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-03-04 |