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

crowdfunding New Zealanders raise millions to buy beach and donate it to the public Cory Doctorow

Technology Wristwatch with living organism inside that must be fed for it to work David Pescovitz

animals Two monkeys disappeared from the Dallas Zoo — believed to be stolen Carla Sinclair

animals A small leopard escaped the Dallas Zoo this morning, and she is still missing [Update: Found! Safe and sound] Carla Sinclair

chimpanzees Primate chaos at Swedish zoo Jennifer Sandlin

dolphins Young dolphin dies at Vegas Strip's Mirage hotel, the third this year Rob Beschizza

magic How to build a Porch Pirate Package Protector Andrew Yi

crocodile Watching a crocodile gallop evokes my primal fear Jennifer Sandlin

zoos Someone deliberately cut a hole in a wolf enclosure at Vancouver Zoo and set several wolves free Jennifer Sandlin

language Gorillas at Atlanta zoo learn to make new sound to capture zookeepers' attention — it's called a "snough" Jennifer Sandlin

animal friends Area emu stops drunk driver from fleeing the scene of a crash Thom Dunn

science fiction 3D billboards "getting crazier by the day" Jennifer Sandlin