Leigh and Baigent Lose in Court
The judge in the copyright infringement case against the UK publisher of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code today ruled against the claimants, Richard Leigh and Michael Baigent. Random House is thereby exempt from any claims of damages in the case. The really bad news for Leigh and Baigent is that they'll have to pay all of the court costs in the case (including those for Random House's defense) according to British civil law.
The Washington Post, among many other news agencies, reports on the ruling and the Times Online carries the full transcript of the ruling in the case.
MORE HERE and HERE
Washington Post and Times Online (UK), 07.03.06
The Washington Post, among many other news agencies, reports on the ruling and the Times Online carries the full transcript of the ruling in the case.
MORE HERE and HERE
Washington Post and Times Online (UK), 07.03.06
posted by Greg Wright at 10:03
2 Comments:
I think this whole thing was one big publicity stunt...
I outlined it on my own blog and followed this craziness the whole way.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
I thought so too -- but now I wonder, "Whose?" Under British civil law, Baigent and Leigh have to pay court costs for both sides. That's got to be pretty expensive publicity.
One thing is clear: these guys are pretty easily taken advantage of. I didn't read one single article, out of hundreds, that actually thought they had a chance to win the suit. So who's advising them?
Maybe Random House somehow encouraged them to bring suit, figuring they'd get good publicity out of it one way or another.
Wow. Puzzling.
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