Britain's High Court was plunged into the world of Templars and Merovingians as lawyers argued Tuesday over the genesis of "The Da Vinci Code." A lawyer for the novel's publisher said ideas about the life and legacy of Jesus Christ that two writers claim were stolen for Dan Brown's blockbuster are so general that they aren't protected by copyright. The book has won millions of fans but has also endured plenty of controversy, criticism and a prior copyright suit decided in favor of Brown.
March 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Britain’s High Court was plunged into the arcane world of Templars, Merovingians and characters such as Pepin the Fat as lawyers argued Tuesday over the genesis of the mega-selling thriller “The Da Vinci Code.”
A lawyer for the novel’s publisher said ideas about the life and legacy of Jesus Christ that two writers claim were stolen for Dan Brown’s blockbuster are so general that they are not protected by copyright, and that many key themes of their book are not in “The Da Vinci Code.”
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