Rebecca MacKinnon Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“We must all rise to the challenge to demonstrate that security and prosperity in the Internet age are not only compatible with liberty, they ultimately depend on it.”

“While American intellectual property deserves protection, that protection must be won and defended in a manner that does not stifle innovation, erode due process under the law, and weaken the protection of political and civil rights on the Internet.”

“While sanctions against Iran and Syria are intended to constrain those countries' governments, they have had the unfortunate side effect of constraining activists' access to free online software and services used widely across the Middle East, including browsers, online chat applications, and online storage services.”

“Without global human rights, labor and environmental movements, companies would still be hiring 12-year-olds as a matter of course and poisoning our groundwater without batting an eyelid.”

“As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.”

“Anything illegal under Chinese law is, of course, not protected by copyright.”

“Clearly Google is searching for a way to do business in China that avoids them sending someone to jail over an e-mail.”

“Each of us has a vital role to play in building a world in which the government and technology serve the world's people and not the other way around.”

“A lot of Chinese don't understand why people in the West are critical of China.”

“China is building a model for how an authoritarian government can survive the Internet.”