>Yes. Further steps have been done. Its the difference between copywriting the idea for a book, and copywriting an actual book. Only if by "idea for a book" yo

>Yes. Further steps have been done. Its the difference between copywriting the idea for a book, and copywriting an actual book. Only if by "idea for a book" you mean "comprehensive description sufficient to exactly reproduce the book". >It's an issue with the current incarnation of software patents. No, it's an issue with the patent office's current process for approving patents. >In the real world an IC car can rightfully be criticised for being bad for the environment. Yes, but that doesn't mean a car is worse than a truck.