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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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[lsur.livejournal.com]

Should be interesting to follow. I haven't read these books so can't really comment. These kinds of theories have been around for a while so it will be hard to see which particular threads are involved.

I don't see it necessarily as cashing in, though. It costs money to go to court and isn't worth it in most cases. If DB has made millions then there might be justification if there is a genuine case to be made.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

If the book hadn't been a success, I doubt they'd have sued, though.

[lsur.livejournal.com]

That's what I mean; is it worth the possible financial loss in bringing the case compared to possible gains if you win. I meant to differentiate between cashing in on a slight chance and really having a good case and just waiting for it to be worth the risk.