In a stunning salvo in The War To Make Satire Obsolete
Andrew Knight Registered Patent Agent has submitted a patent application
for the process of relaying a story having a unique plot.
What makes this particularly funny, or poignant if you prefer is that less than 6 months ago a satire on what would have happened to Victor Hugo's Les Misérables if plot patents existed was published in the Guardian by Richard Stallman
Groklaws Pamela Jones has written a brutal takedown of this absurd concept. But given the rapid Onionisation of reality; how long will it be before your children can only write stories involving duly licensed plots in their creative fiction classes?
Update: For even more fun and games on this topic This Diary details this and other mind-boggling uses of "Intellectual Property.