global minilinks for 2008-10-11

• A Contentious Meeting with New Zealand's Copyright Minister
  Colin Jackson hits a brick wall when he and others talk to New Zealand ministers about the new copyright act.
• Former Pink Floyd Manager: End the P2P Lawsuits
  Peter Jenner continues to advocate for collective licensing, this time in Berlin.
• EuroISPA on the Recent "Three Strikes" EU Battle
  The ISP association attempts to unpick what Sarkozy thinks he's doing in the EU.
• The Third COMMUNIA Workshop in Amsterdam, Oct 20-21
  European workshop on fair dealing, fair use and its global equivalents.
• Ad-Powered Surveillance: Okay For Citizens, Too Prying for Parliament?
  Is the UK's House of Commons blocking Phorm's prying eyes?
• Malaysian Blogger Goes On Trial
  A "frail" Raja Petra is charged with sedition.
• Hong Kong Consults on Internet Filtering
  The Chinese administrative region is considering blocking sites under the country's obscenity laws.
• Key US Senators Warn Bush Administration On ACTA
  The Judiciary committee is displeased with the secrecy on the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, especially on liability for internet intermediaries (like ISPs).
• When Wikipedia Met The Great Firewall
  Jimmy Wales meets with China's censorship body.
• Echo in the Dark
  The New Yorker looks at censorship in Russia.
• Does Web Censorship Affect International Trade?
  Nart Villeneuve sees if the Great Firewall of China messes with connections to Western commerce websites.
• Australian Councils use Google to Monitor Citizens
  Using Google Earth and Google Maps to look for planning violations.