Patent Office Follies
Via 3quarksdaily
Andrew Knight, a rocket engine inventor, registered patent agent, and graduate of MIT and Georgetown Law, was awarded the first patent on a fictional story idea. This patent covers any use of the idea, including motion picture manufacturers and distributors, book publishers and distributors, television studios and broadcasters, and movie theaters.
Unbelievable. I don't know whether this guy is a money-grubbing jerk, or if he's trying a reductio ad absurdum of the idea of intellectual property.
[Update] I guess he's after the money; he has a company dedicated to storyline patents. I'm thinking of patenting the idea of the plucky hero who faces overwhelming obstacles to win the girl of his dreams.
Andrew Knight, a rocket engine inventor, registered patent agent, and graduate of MIT and Georgetown Law, was awarded the first patent on a fictional story idea. This patent covers any use of the idea, including motion picture manufacturers and distributors, book publishers and distributors, television studios and broadcasters, and movie theaters.
Unbelievable. I don't know whether this guy is a money-grubbing jerk, or if he's trying a reductio ad absurdum of the idea of intellectual property.
[Update] I guess he's after the money; he has a company dedicated to storyline patents. I'm thinking of patenting the idea of the plucky hero who faces overwhelming obstacles to win the girl of his dreams.
posted by Daryl McCullough
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