An Eagle County judge Tuesday reassured reporters that an order he handed down restricting access to people involved in the Kobe Bryant case is a work in progress, but he added that some restrictions will certainly be necessary.

"It's a starting point," Gannett said, while adding that some restrictions will certainly be necessary. "The facilities that we operate under dictates some of what we can and cannot do.

"We're trying to find a balance between reporting, privacy and safety."

Gannett's order includess restrictions from naming the alleged victim, interviewing witnesses, and conducting any other interviews within the courthouse.

In fact, the ruling restricts access to just about everyone involved with the trial, except Bryant himself. He is not named in any of the restrictions.

The ruling created no small amount of grumbling and protesting from media gathered in Eagle to cover the story, and around the country.

Manny Medrano, a legal reporter with KNBC of Los Angeles, said that if the rules stand as they were handed down Tuesday, they'd be the most restrictive he has seen in 10 years of covering high profile court cases.