1st Story Line Patent Published

Great, just great. Now some SOB wants to patent storylines. This is just as bad as wanting to Trademark the Smell of Strawberries. If this patent is ever given (published does not mean granted), in no time at all, every storyline imaginable will be patented, and unlike just a few years ago, the patents will be renewed and extended indefinitely, and creativity will be stifled. Every new story writer will potentially have to defend themselves in court.

I hope the Patent Office thinks real hard and long on this one.