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

insects Watch this antkeeper deal with a major fire ant breach in his home Andrea James

Delightful Creatures Goat army roams East San Jose Rob Beschizza

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social distancing Land and sea creatures at Texas State Aquarium keep each other entertained Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets 20 of the best deals we were able to find this week Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Save over 20% on this premium wine dispenser Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Make: a non-patent-infringing enclosure for your 3D printer Cory Doctorow

dinosaurs You can now enjoy a whiff of T. Rex's foul breath David Pescovitz

Science For the first time, pigs have been filmed using tools John Struan

law The Hippocratic License: A new software license that prohibits uses that contravene the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Cory Doctorow

politics Read the whistleblower complaint about Donald Trump Rob Beschizza