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[karohemd]

More people trying to cash in on the Da Vinci Code
How desperate do you have to be to sue Dan Brown for alleged theft of intellectual property, i.e. the crap "theories" he used? Also, they wrote a non-fiction book and Brown has stated repeatedly that his book is a work of fiction. *shakes head*

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[the-magician.livejournal.com]

... and to my memory, the stuff in their book was used as is in the DVC (though obviously mostly as background stuff, and there was nothing to do with the Mona Lisa).

Dan Brown did add a lot on top, but it's that sample thing again ... after all how much of a tune/lyric do you have to use before you have to pay royalties? According to one thing I just read, a single line out of a song appears to be enough.
George Michael had to turn over some of his royalties on his song "Waiting For That Day" because he quoted the Stones lyric "You Can't Always Get What You Want." Janet Jackson had to give up part of her copyright for "What'll I Do" for using the "Satisfaction" refrain "Hey hey hey, that's what I say."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425045/19971008/story.jhtml