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DEEPLINKS BLOG
MiniLinks by Danny O'Brien
October 11, 2008

global minilinks for 2008-10-11

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  • 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.

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