If this were allowed it would be quite the interesting blow to patent law. Much of what is _modern tech_ could be attributed to Sci-Fi: Cell Phones, Speech Reco

If this were allowed it would be quite the interesting blow to patent law. Much of what is _modern tech_ could be attributed to Sci-Fi: Cell Phones, Speech Recognition, all kinds of transportation. I for one hope this does work... Primarily because I love 2001.