Microsoft Patents The Body Electric
Found on Techdirt on Tuesday, 22 June 2004
While others may Sing the Body Electric, Microsoft has patented it. On Tuesday, the USPTO awarded Microsoft a patent for its Method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body, which covers the use of the human body as a conductive medium (bus) over which power, data and control signals may be distributed.
I'm not sure if I should have added this to the pranks section instead. If you accidentally touch a wire and get an electric shock, can MS sue you for violating their rights?