Da Vinci Code: Author Cleared
As I predicted, Dan Brown - the author of the best selling "Da Vinci Code" - has been cleared of copyright violation.
In issuing his judgment, Justice Peter Smith said that Mr. Brown did indeed rely on the earlier work, "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" in writing a section of "The Da Vinci Code." But he said that two of "Holy Blood's" authors, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, had failed to define the central theme of their book and thus failed to prove their accusation that Mr. Brown had lifted it from them.
I said here, here and here that the ideas contained in both Baigent & Leigh's and Dan Brown's book had precursors in the occult, fortean and conspiracy fields that precluded any claim on copyright.
This is a victory for common sense - for once. it looks like authors and writers can now use historical and pseudo-historical sources to construct new works of fiction - within the bounds of common sense and fair use.
It looks like the judgment means that works can be copyrighted but ideas cannot - so there is no "Copyright on Conspiracy" - this time.
One question: Is the judge - Justice Peter Smith - a Freemason?
If he was - then he could have been a representative of one of the oldest conspiracies on planet Earth -
The Knights Templar - or then again - maybe not.
Either way I get to mention the Templars - and as any good fortean occult conspiracy buff knows - the Templars are involved in everything, everywhere and at all times and have spread their evil tentacles all over the world.
I have to go now - I think I am being watched .... @*$/)@?"/$)&*@(# ++++ NO CARRIER ++++
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