'Da Vinci Code' Court Case Opens in London
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Michael Baigent, co-author of the book 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,' arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London for a legal case taken out against author Dan Brown, author of the book 'The Da Vinci Code', Monday Feb. 27, 2006. Lawyers acting for the two authors of 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,' a nonfiction title that suggested Jesus fathered children and didn't die during the Crucifixion, claim writer Dan Brown of 'The Da Vinci Code' stole their carefully researched arguments to weave into his fictional best-seller narrative. The writers' civil action against publisher Random House, said their book is one of at least 10 source texts Brown consulted, but said he had a 'heavy reliance' on their work. (AP Photo)
AP - It's the latest twist for the mega-selling conspiracy thriller "The Da Vinci Code": a lawsuit against the book's publisher for breach of copyright that could taint the novel and delay the much-anticipated movie version. |
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