Keith Posted October 24, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 733 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,017 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/01/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/09/1966 Share Posted October 24, 2005 'Da Vinci Code' author faces plagiarism lawsuit By Hugh Davies LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH October 23, 2005 LONDON -- Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code," is to face a High Court action in London this week brought by the authors of the 1982 nonfiction book, "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail," who say that his blockbuster was based on their decade of research. Speaking ahead of a preliminary hearing of the case, Richard Leigh, 62, one of the writers, said: "I don't begrudge Brown his success. I have no particular grievance against him, except for the fact that he wrote a pretty bad novel." Mr. Leigh, an American who has lived in England since 1974, and Michael Baigent, 57, a New Zealander, his co-author, are suing Random House, Mr. Brown's publishers, for infringement of their ideas. They are funding the action with the proceeds of their book, which Random House has reissued in a special $35 hardback edition to cash in on the success of Mr. Brown's novel. Henry Lincoln, 75, a Londoner who also co-wrote the book, is ill and has decided to remain out of the action. A two-week trial is scheduled for the end of February, with both sides assembling formidable legal teams. If a judge backs the action, the British release in May of Sony Pictures's film of "The Da Vinci Code" may be delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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