Purpose: Should Freedom of Speech be Limited on the Internet? Does inaccurate information, Slander or Satire, and Objectionable Materials limit the freedom of speech?

Chinese. Law:

Explain Each Low:

      Consititution of China:  Each citizen of china enjoy freedom of speech
      Regulation Governing the Management of Chinese Computer Information Networks Connected to International Networks:

Chinese Scenario: Mr Hongkuan Li believe People can put any information on internet but Mr Chuanji Wu want to limit this freedom


 

Identify the parties: name the people or groups involved and, if relevant, their position and relationship with each other.

  • Mr Hongkuan Li

              -Create website  www.chinaspring.org  which critize chinese goverment
              -Believe everyone can critiza goverment by internet

  • Mr Chuanji Wu

            -The scretary of Information Industry
            -Believe critize goverment is not allowed even on internet. he think www.chinaspring.org   should be blocked

Briefly list the relevant facts: Leave out pointless detail and most anything on opinions and attitude. Do not analyze or make a judgment. 

        Mr HongKuan Li Maintenance www.chinaspring.org on USA

        On www.chinaspring.org Mr Li's critize concentrate on goverment policy and govenment leader.

        According Mr Chuanji Wu , the information provided by www.chinaspring.org  almost is rumor.

        If anyone on china want to browse  www.chinaspring.org.  he must use proxy. 

        Mr Chuanji Wu believe internet is part of medium, and medium is controled by govermnet on China .

        The biggest ISP on china belong to goverment 

Define the dilemma: a dilemma is a question about the "right-or-wrong"-ness of an act that has been performed or may be. This is usually phrased as a question. Again, don't analyze or make a judgment yet. 

        Is it possible to maintenance a website which critize chinese goverment on china?

Formulate the options: - all the options, including ones you disagree with. An option has two parts. First is an ethical interpretation of what has occurred and how the situation now stands. Second, there may be options as to what course of action to take. We still don't analyze or make a judgement.

        In china, medium is not allowed to critize goverment so website should be not allowed too.

        Accroding Consititution of China,  Each citizen of china enjoy freedom of speech. so everyone should has freedom critize goverment

        Because  www.chinaspring.org critize goverment, it should be blocked

        Everyone has right to read information on internet. goverment cann't preselect for chinese people.

Highlight the values: values are the principles and rights that create the dilemma and that we use to choose between options. (E.g. "Hacking into the power company is an invasion of privacy.") We start to analyze here. 

        There should not be a  limit to the freedom of speech.

        All freedom is limited 

        Internet is good place to extend freedom which chinese people currently have .

        Laws that deal other medium should also apply internet too

Prioritize values, select option, give rationale: weigh up conflicting values and decide which ones get precedence. Choose an option from those given above and explain why you choose that one and not another. 

        In fact chinese people didn't have freedom to critize goverment, and internet is good place to try this


Last updated 04/22/00
By Group 5