Comments on: China: Tough Luck, Journalists – the Net Stays Filtered http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/ Information, Law, and the Law of Information Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:08:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Derek Bambauer http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/comment-page-1/#comment-59361 Derek Bambauer Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:54:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/#comment-59361 Scott, that's a great point. I think the unhappiness is less about being able to achieve access than about the principle of the thing. And, of course, this is in part just a symbol for the much more challenging realspace impediments journalists face in the PRC. Scott, that’s a great point. I think the unhappiness is less about being able to achieve access than about the principle of the thing. And, of course, this is in part just a symbol for the much more challenging realspace impediments journalists face in the PRC.

]]> By: Scott Gunsaullus http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/comment-page-1/#comment-59318 Scott Gunsaullus Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:35:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/#comment-59318 Even the smallest media outlet should be able to access the full internet via a VPN. That is the standard practice for transnational businesses that operate in China. Even the smallest media outlet should be able to access the full internet via a VPN. That is the standard practice for transnational businesses that operate in China.

]]> By: Derek Bambauer http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/comment-page-1/#comment-58845 Derek Bambauer Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:20:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/07/31/china-tough-luck-journalists-the-net-stays-filtered/#comment-58845 Just a couple of quick updates: 1. MSNBC's front page has a video of the "Great Firewall" crumbling. Er, no. 2. China is reacting to the coverage of its censorship by easing restrictions on some (but definitely not all!) Web sites, according to the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/sports/olympics/02beijing.html?_r=1&ref=asia&oref=login 3. The IOC is rapidly conducting a salvage campaign on its reputation, claiming that its officials always pushed for unrestricted Web access. Yep. And those Russian athletes who were disqualified for doping are victims of a conspiracy to drive down Russia's medal count. (Priceless quote from Nikolai Durmanov, former head of antidoping at the IOC: "Until now, international sport, especially the Olympics, has been free from politics." (1980? 1984? Nikolai, be sure to kiss the tooth fairy for me.) Just a couple of quick updates:

1. MSNBC’s front page has a video of the “Great Firewall” crumbling. Er, no.

2. China is reacting to the coverage of its censorship by easing restrictions on some (but definitely not all!) Web sites, according to the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/sports/olympics/02beijing.html?_r=1&ref=asia&oref=login

3. The IOC is rapidly conducting a salvage campaign on its reputation, claiming that its officials always pushed for unrestricted Web access. Yep. And those Russian athletes who were disqualified for doping are victims of a conspiracy to drive down Russia’s medal count. (Priceless quote from Nikolai Durmanov, former head of antidoping at the IOC: “Until now, international sport, especially the Olympics, has been free from politics.” (1980? 1984? Nikolai, be sure to kiss the tooth fairy for me.)

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