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27th October 2005, 3:00pm
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#1 | | Goned
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| Dan Brown sued
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The author of The Da Vinci Code is being sued by two men claiming he stole their ideas for his best-selling novel. Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh are suing the world's highest-paid writer, Dan Brown, over allegations that he lifted central themes from their non-fiction book. In their 1982 work, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, the authors explore theories that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had a child together. They also propose that the direct descendents of that child are still alive today - the key concept behind the Dan Brown novel.
| http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...454039,00.html
I've been waiting for this...read the books by Baigent and Leigh years and it was obvious where Brown got his story from. He's even been filmed saying that his story is based on thier first book. Well he claims its based on a true story which if you only read B & L's first book you might take that from it but when you read thier follow up books they admit theyve been tricked by folk.
I'll be interested to see just how much cash they get if they win though... | 
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27th October 2005, 4:28pm
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#2 | | Eternally clueless one
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
*falls over laughing*
serves that bastard right, making so much money off other folks work. and doing it with such a badly written book. | |
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27th October 2005, 7:22pm
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#3 | | Hammer Smashed Face
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
I can't say I'm in the least bit disappointed about this. | |
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27th October 2005, 7:41pm
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#4 | | 50ft Queenie
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
Doesn't he actually pay homage to that at some point in the book though? Like, not in any prelude, in the actual story?
I woulda thought that would've had a decent impact on their sales. | |
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27th October 2005, 7:52pm
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#5 | | Twilight Of The Gods
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
Hahaha, omg, EVERYONE knew that theory even BEFORE Holy Blood Holy Grail was written!
Fuckin arsepieces.
Although...The Da Vinci Code was ALOT more interesting.....
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27th October 2005, 8:45pm
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#6 | | ...
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
I was hoping this thread was just going to say "... for being pish".  | |
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27th October 2005, 9:04pm
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#7 | | John Ringo
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
Idiots. The lot of you.
Good books, good author. 'roon ye's. | |
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27th October 2005, 9:47pm
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#8 | | Goned
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
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Originally Posted by Bred_For_War Hahaha, omg, EVERYONE knew that theory even BEFORE Holy Blood Holy Grail was written! | The whole point of the holy blood and the holy grail was thatthey were trying to prove it. It wasnt until the follow up books came out that you found out they were being tricked. It reads more like a mystery story of how they were tricked rather than about the holy bloodline of christ. | |
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27th October 2005, 9:47pm
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#9 | | Hammer Smashed Face
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Originally Posted by Dyno Good books, good author. | No on both counts.
If the Spice Girls taught society one thing, it's that popular does not equal good. | |
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27th October 2005, 9:50pm
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#10 | | John Ringo
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Shut up. | |
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27th October 2005, 9:53pm
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#11 | | 50ft Queenie
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Originally Posted by Semprini No on both counts.
If the Spice Girls taught society one thing, it's that popular does not equal good. | True.
"Spice Girls" being interchangable with Bridget Jones and Christian Bale.
I didn't mind the book (nice easy holiday read) but it certainly doesn't merit the hype. | |
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27th October 2005, 9:56pm
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#12 | | John Ringo
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
Clean out your mouth, Christian Bale...SOAP AND WATER! | |
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27th October 2005, 9:57pm
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#13 | | 50ft Queenie
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
I knew that'd annoy everyone.
He just plain overacts. | |
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27th October 2005, 9:58pm
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#14 | | whispering eye Moderator
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| Re: Dan Brown sued
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Originally Posted by Rowsbette True.
"Spice Girls" being interchangable with Bridget Jones and Christian Bale.
I didn't mind the book (nice easy holiday read) but it certainly doesn't merit the hype. | Sarah is on fire tonight. Sooo true...good book, nice theory, made me go "eh, the catholic church is a bit shit then" but that's about it. Saw that programme about people who believed it was the gospel truth and travelled aroudn the world to find out if it was true. obbers all of them  | |
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27th October 2005, 9:59pm
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#15 | | John Ringo
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Originally Posted by Rowsbette I knew that'd annoy everyone.
He just plain overacts. | Only seen Batman Returns then, aye? | |
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