Historians to sue over plot of 'Da Vinci Code'

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Source: CBC

 

[Fistandantilus]

I don't beleive the anagram of Leigh and Baigent bit- nobody uses the same word in an anagram, it makes it too easy to work out. I notice that many authours who write a bestseller are sued.

 

[ions]

I notice that many authours who write a bestseller are sued.

Money attracts laywers moreso than poo attracts flies. Still I hate to defend Dan. Maybe he's not guilty of being a bad writer but guilty of being a bad plagiarist.

 

[Fantasy Moon]

I had no interest in reading that book when everyone was hyping about it, and now that I know the plot, I still don't want to read it.

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

I think that the other author who sued Brown for plagiarism had more evidence to back up his lawsuit, and seeing as how he lost I don't think that the new case has much of a chance. I would have thought that sales of Holy Blood, Holy Grail would have boomed after The Da Vinci Code was released (it was mentioned more than a few times!), so surely these two guys should be grateful? At least Brown acknowleged the book throughout his story in this case.

 

[WoundedThorns]

its not surprising to me at all that this man keeps having to deal with lawsuits. out of curiousity, was stephen king ever sued?

 

[Stewart]

was stephen king ever sued?

Stephen King comes up with his own ideas; that's different.

 

[Jemima Aslana]

I think that the other author who sued Brown for plagiarism had more evidence to back up his lawsuit, and seeing as how he lost I don't think that the new case has much of a chance. I would have thought that sales of Holy Blood, Holy Grail would have boomed after The Da Vinci Code was released (it was mentioned more than a few times!), so surely these two guys should be grateful? At least Brown acknowleged the book throughout his story in this case.

Actually the other author, Lewis Perdue never sued Dan Brown & publisher. It was Dan Brown & publisher who sued Perdue to get him to stop talking about how The Da Vinci Code was suspiciously similar to Daughter of God and The Da Vinci Legacy. Also, I read the court papers, and the judge merely copy/pasted statements from Brown & publisher's court files. Not very smart, looks to me like the judge didn't really want to get into it.

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

Actually the other author, Lewis Perdue never sued Dan Brown & publisher. It was Dan Brown & publisher who sued Perdue to get him to stop talking about how The Da Vinci Code was suspiciously similar to Daughter of God and The Da Vinci Legacy. Also, I read the court papers, and the judge merely copy/pasted statements from Brown & publisher's court files. Not very smart, looks to me like the judge didn't really want to get into it.

Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me. I actually thought that Perdue had quite a good case for him, I might look up the court papers now that you mention it.