Anything illegal under Chinese law is, of course, not protected by copyright. Rebecca MacKinnon chinesecopyrightillegal Change image and share on social
The erosion of privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment, written to protect us against unreasonable search and seizure, began in earnest under President George W. Bush. Rebecca MacKinnon amendmentbeginbush Change image and share on social
Internet freedom is a bit of a Rorschach test: it means different things to different people. Rebecca MacKinnon bitefreedominternet Change image and share on social
Ronald Reagan, when he was campaigning for President, said that he would break relations with Communist China and re-establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan. But when he got into office, he pursued a very different policy of engagement with China and of increasing trade and business ties with China. Rebecca MacKinnon breakbusinesscampaign share on social
We're going to get the Internet we deserve, and those people who are the most active in shaping the Internet to their liking are going to win out. Rebecca MacKinnon activedeserveinternet Change image and share on social
The user in China wants the same thing that any Internet user wants - privacy in conversations, maximum access to information, and the ability to speak their minds online. Rebecca MacKinnon abilityaccesschina Change image and share on social
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security' that are currently unregulated at the global level due to lack of international consensus over what those terms actually mean or over how to balance enforcement with the protection of citizens' rights. Rebecca MacKinnon aspectbalancechina share on social
Clearly Google is searching for a way to do business in China that avoids them sending someone to jail over an e-mail. Rebecca MacKinnon avoidbusinesschina Change image and share on social
Right after September 11, 2001, there weren't really any blogs in China, but there were a lot of Chinese chatrooms - and there were a lot of conversations in which Chinese netizens were saying things like, 'served them right.' That was definitely not the official Chinese government policy - which condemned the terrorists. Rebecca MacKinnon blogchatroomchina share on social