We here at Throwing Things are pleased to alert you to a unique investment opportunity: my freshman year roommate, Jonathon Keats, author of the novel The Pathology of Lies, about 100 columns under the "Conservate Corollary" label for The Amherst Student as well as a petition trying to persuade the city of Berkeley, California, to adopt the law that every entity is equal to itself, is now offering you the opportunity to purchase futures contracts on his mind:
On May 14, 2003, Jonathon Keats filed with the United States Copyright Office for intellectual property protection on his mind. Because Title 17 of the United States Code stipulates that copyright "endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and 70 years after the author's death", experts have calculated that Jonathon Keats's mind will survive, legally speaking, for precisely seven decades after his body stops working. In order to exploit this opportunity, he will transfer all intellectual property rights to the Jonathon Keats Holding Company immediately upon his death. Proceeds from the sale of his neurons, an anticipated $60,000,000, will cover operating expenses while the Holding Company enters into licensing arrangements to keep Jonathon Keats's mind active for the duration of copyright.
The full prospectus is available here.
The IPO will debut next Thursday, October 23, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at Modernism, 685 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. Refreshments will be served.
edited to add: Wired Magazine has more.
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