News German proposal to control links to news stories: headlines, 3s of video, 128 pixel thumbnails Cory Doctorow
Copyfight How DRM has permitted Google to have an "open source" browser that is still under its exclusive control Cory Doctorow
Business "Open source" companies are playing games with licensing to sneak in proprietary code, freeze out competitors, fight enclosure Cory Doctorow
publishing Trademark troll who claims to own "Dragon Slayer" now wants exclusive rights to book covers where someone is holding a weapon Cory Doctorow
language Cockygate defeated: judge finds "Cocky" trademark for romance titles unenforceable Cory Doctorow
Copyfight "Cocky" romance novelist embarks on a second career as a trademark troll: will romance writing fall from grace? Cory Doctorow
Business The US Patent Office just (in 2017!) awarded IBM a patent over out-of-office email Cory Doctorow
Business US Department of Defense's public domain archive to be privatized, locked up for ten years Cory Doctorow
delightful creatures Adorable pig is too excited about her snack to actually eat it (video) Carla Sinclair
delightful creatures Silly doggo thinks he's "stuck" inside taped square on floor (video) Carla Sinclair
memes Newly-designated Harambe Memorial Bridge will soon receive an official name that doesn't honor the slain gorilla David Pescovitz
beaver More beaver ASMR: Watch Maple the beaver chow down on Ritz crackers and celery Jennifer Sandlin
cats "Oyen the Cattybara" is a cat who lives with the capybaras at Zoo Negara in Malaysia Jennifer Sandlin
cemeteries Police request railings and other hostile architecture in cemetery to prevent people from having sex on the tombstones David Pescovitz
Argentine tegu lizard Pork Chop, a pet lizard, is reunited with his owner after a five-day escape Jennifer Sandlin
animal friends Opossum rescued from decorative jar wants you to check the items in your yard Jennifer Sandlin