This has got to be one of the most proposterous things I've ever heard...

Granted, the man's a bit quirky and obviously has a healthy ego, but I'd say he'd have to, wouldn't you?

According to The Register, a Texas man has been waging a court battle with a former employer over thoughts that remain only inside his head. They've never been written down or even finalised. A court has decided that Evan Brown, who has been working on an idea to convert old computer code to newer platforms since 1975 , should pay over $300,000 to Alcatel (which bought out his former employer, DSC communications) due to a contract for inventions made by DSC employees. Note, he'd started working on the project long before he was employed by this company, and his job did not in any way cover this sort of programming. You can also check out Evan Brown's website for more details, and even contribute to his campaign if you wish.