Judge says 'Da Vinci Code' not stolen
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
NEW YORK (AP) - The best-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code does not infringe on the copyrights of a book published in 2000 by another author, a judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge George Daniels said Dan Brown's book exploring codes hidden in Leonardo Da Vinci's artwork is not substantially similar to Daughter of God, by Lewis Perdue. Brown's book "is simply a different story," Daniels said.
"Although both novels at issue are mystery thrillers, Daughter of God is more action-packed, with several gunfights and violent deaths," Daniels said in a ruling dated Thursday. "The Da Vinci Code, on the other hand, is an intellectual, complex treasure hunt, focusing more on the codes, number sequences, cryptexes and hidden messages left behind as clues than on any physical adventure."
He also ruled out any copyright violations of Perdue's 1983 novel The Da Vinci Legacy.
Brown and publisher Random House Inc. last year asked the court for a declaratory judgment that Brown's 2003 novel does not infringe on Perdue's work after Perdue threatened to sue.
In a countersuit, Perdue asked the judge to rule there was infringement and award him $150 million US in damages.
Perdue alleged that Brown copied the basic premise of Daughter of God, including notions that history is controlled by victors, not losers, and the importance of the Roman Emperor Constantine in requiring a transition from a female to a male dominated religion.
"Ideas and general literary themes themselves are unprotectible under the copyright law," the judge said.
Perdue lawyer Bruce Lederman declined to comment.
Elizabeth McNamara, a lawyer for Brown, said she and her client were pleased with the decision.
Dan Brown oskyldig
#1
Posted 06 August 2005 - 20:32
Xena doesn't just have a warcry. She made war cry. Just ask Ares
For Xena, death is never permanent. Its just a slight set back and always part of her plan.
If you're going through hell, keep going.Winston Churchill
#2
Posted 06 August 2005 - 21:49
Jag svär, det kommer att finnas hyllmetervis med 'Code'-böcker ute snart. Jag köpte en igår som heter "The Messiah Code" av Michael Cordy. Det ska bli intressant att läsa den och jämföra.
Den har för övrigt kommit ut i tryck en gång tidigare, men då med titeln "The Miracle Strain". De hoppas väl att sälja en aningen större upplaga nu med en 'code'-titel skulle jag tro.
Edited by Marie Morot, 06 August 2005 - 21:50.
#3
Posted 07 August 2005 - 08:10
Edited by XC-SE, 07 August 2005 - 08:11.

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#4
Posted 07 August 2005 - 08:52
tyckte mej känna igen titeln o gick till bokhyllan o hittade ett ex!Den har för övrigt kommit ut i tryck en gång tidigare, men då med titeln "The Miracle Strain".
"Laura Daughtery" -Surface
My name is John Loengard. I'm recording this because we may not live through the night. They're here, they're hostile, and powerful people don't want you to know about it. History as we know it is a lie ......
"John Loengard"-Dark Skies
I'm federal agent Jack Bauer, and today is the longest day of my life.
"Jack Bauer"-24
#5
Posted 07 August 2005 - 08:56
last.fm Filmtipset
#6
Posted 07 August 2005 - 08:56
Vi får väl läsa gemensamt och jämföra våra åsikter om boken då.
#7
Posted 07 August 2005 - 09:01

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#8
Posted 07 August 2005 - 09:27
Världen vore en mycket gråare plats utan detta eminenta forum.
#9
Posted 07 August 2005 - 16:14
Edited by XC-SE, 07 August 2005 - 16:15.

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#10
Posted 07 August 2005 - 16:34
#11
Posted 07 August 2005 - 16:39

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#12
Posted 07 August 2005 - 18:09
#13
Posted 07 August 2005 - 19:20
Ahhh… The depends on EACH man uses babelfish… Altavistas does not cope with Swedish (finds the not in the list) but on the other hand on http://www.systransoft.com/index.html.. (but copes with only sv->en and en->sv)…
Edited by XC-SE, 07 August 2005 - 19:21.

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#14
Posted 07 August 2005 - 20:22
#15
Posted 07 August 2005 - 20:34
tror inte riktigt på maskingjorda översättningar, men man får ju onekligen roliga resultat.
Bara för att visa min okunnskap... vad menar du med riktiga babelfish?

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#16
Posted 07 August 2005 - 21:18
Du är inte bekant med The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
Edited by Marie Morot, 07 August 2005 - 21:19.
#17
Posted 08 August 2005 - 14:23
Men just nu har jag bestämt mig att inte läsa den föränn jag sett filmen. På så vis kommer jag uppskatta filmen mer.

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#18
Posted 08 August 2005 - 14:31
#19
Posted 08 August 2005 - 14:42

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)
#20
Posted 08 August 2005 - 16:27
last.fm Filmtipset
#21
Posted 08 August 2005 - 16:53
Har inte hört så mycket positivt om filmen så jag misstänker att den upplevs bäst utan något extra bagage från böckerna.

Du skall inte lyssna på vad jag säger; du skall fatta vad jag menar.
»Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.« (Samuel Beckett)



