Fellow spies, did you know that Dan Brown is not the real author of "The Da Vinci Code"...please check this out:
British Court Battle Over 'The Da Vinci Code'
Agence France Presse
London - The author of the blockbuster novel "The Da Vinci Code" faces an English High Courth challenge today from two men who claim he stole their ideas.
Michael Baigent and Richar Leigh are suing their own publishers, Random House, claiming Dan Brown's book draws heavily on their 1982 bestseller "Holy Blood, Holy Grail".
Brown's 2003 book has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and earned the American ?45 million in one year, instantly making the writer one of the world's richest.
A third author, Henry Lincoln, is not part of the lawsuit.
Brown's book, which combines triller, detective and canspiracy theory genres, expolores similar themes about the Vatican covering up the true story of Jesus.
The novel has been translated into 44 languages and drawn criticism from the Roman Catholic Church and historians.
If Baigent and Leigh are successful and obtain injunctions preventing the use of their material it could threaten the British relase of the film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code".
The case is expected to last up to two weeks, barring settlement. It is also likely to clarify the extent to which an author can use other people's research under existing copyright laws.
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Kawawa nmn ung mga original writers ng "The Da Vinci Code"...cla dpat ang mayaman ngayon...hehehe
