Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: China censorship not his problem [fs]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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See also, from Oct 2001:

Oracle's Larry Ellison lobbies hard for National ID card
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02680.html

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http://news.com.com/2061-1012-5484388.html?tag=xtra.ml

Ellison: Censorship ain't my problem
December 8, 2004, 5:35 PM PST

When it comes to touting his company's software, Oracle CEO Larry 
Ellison is never one to mince words. But when it's the principle of free 
speech versus the almighty dollar, the bad boy of Silicon Valley is a 
veritable shrinking violet.

Earlier this month, the Chinese government decided to block access to 
Google's English-language news service, a decision that riled 
free-speech advocates. But Ellison wants nothing to do with this 
controversy.

"The Chinese government has the right to do it," Ellison said as he 
answered audience questions following his keynote speech at OracleWorld 
Wednesday afternoon. "It's a sovereign country."

"Oracle's job is not to encourage governments to change their policies," 
he said, adding that Oracle "was just a technology provider."

--Charles Cooper
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