multimedia

Updated: May 4, 2025

I express here my warmest thanks to all those who replied to my inquiry. I will also comment on the future trends regarding intellectual property, digitization, multimedia convergence and the information society. A selection of websites is also available. Some of the information included here is probably already obsolete. Never mind.

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet

Wilfred Kiboro, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nation Printers and Publishers Ltd, Kenya, made the following comments during the ILO Symposium on Multimedia Convergence held in January 1997: "In content creation in the multimedia environment, it is very difficult to know who the journalist is, who the editor is, and who the technologist is that will bring it all together.

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet

During the ILO Symposium on Multimedia Convergence held in January 1997, Bernie Lunzer, Secretary-Treasurer of the Newspaper Guild, United States, stated: "There is a huge battle over intellectual property rights, especially with freelancers, but also with our members who work under collective bargaining agreements. The freelance agreements that writers are asked to sign are shocking.

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet

Besides this gigantic and lively encyclopedia, the people working in these different fields can increase exchanges thanks to electronic mail and discussion forums. The disruption of the print media by the Internet has led to new perspectives for intellectual property and regulations about cyberspace. The so-called "multimedia convergence" has led to major changes in jobs.

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet

For $20, freelance writers who have secondary rights to previously published articles can enroll in PRC. These articles become part of a PRC file that is licensed to database companies." Several companies participate, including UnCover, both a fax reprint service and the world's largest database of magazine and journal articles. Multimedia Convergence

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet

During the ILO Symposium on Multimedia Convergence held in January 1997, Peter Leisink, Associate Professor of Labour Studies at the Utrecht University, Netherlands, explained: "A survey of the United Kingdom book publishing industry showed that proofreaders and editors have been externalized and now work as home-based teleworkers.

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet

I do not know if I will publish 'books' on the Web as opposed to publishing paper books. Probably that will happen when books become multimedia. Esther Dyson is the president and owner of EDventure Holdings, a company focused on emerging information technology worldwide, and on the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe.

Marie Lebert - From the Print Media to the Internet