tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post115012861322639009..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Dan Brown's Trial by Magazinebibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1150241832856963992006-06-14T07:37:00.000+08:002006-06-14T07:37:00.000+08:00qaminante - as someone said (forget where) shame h...qaminante - as someone said (forget where) shame he didn't lift someone else's style!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1150201230928477482006-06-13T20:20:00.000+08:002006-06-13T20:20:00.000+08:00I thought the accusations about copying the ideas ...I thought the accusations about copying the ideas behind the DVC were definitely odd, and wonder whether it wasn't solely intended to boost sales of the original non-fiction work which dates from the 80s (and has now been re-released!). However, plagiarism of other works of fiction is another matter entirely, especially when entire slabs of text may have been lifted - odd, then, that the resulting book was not exactly a brilliant piece of writing, whether his own or someone else's!qaminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480202401626754981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1150182163901957072006-06-13T15:02:00.000+08:002006-06-13T15:02:00.000+08:00lainie - why? ideas get nicked all the time? and...lainie - why? ideas get nicked all the time? and purdue did not bring the legal case - his publishers did, and losing it means that he's lost his life savings ... <BR/><BR/>thaatch - although martell said he never read the book but just a review of itbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1150174639013795042006-06-13T12:57:00.000+08:002006-06-13T12:57:00.000+08:00somewhat bemused at the idea of people scrambling ...somewhat bemused at the idea of people scrambling to say they came up with the original da vinci code, but hmmm.lainieyeohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195554155928295081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1150161649080874092006-06-13T09:20:00.000+08:002006-06-13T09:20:00.000+08:00After Baigent and Leigh unsuccesfully sued Dan Bro...After Baigent and Leigh unsuccesfully sued Dan Brown for plagiarising their book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, their book was selling like hotcakes on amazon.com.<BR/><BR/>Its true, everyone wants a piece of the Da Vinci cake. I'm quite sure now, there will be a hike in sales for Daughter of God. Seems like the formula to get rich, is to write a book and wait for someone to plagiarise it! ;-)<BR/><BR/>When Yann Martel wrote Life of Pi, Moacyr Scliar, author of Max and the Cats was unhappy that Martel had used his idea, but as of today, he has not sued. I'm quite sure the prospect of plagiarism itself would have increased his book sales. Although I am told, Moacyr Scliar is a better writer.<BR/><BR/>ThaatchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1150157883873832262006-06-13T08:18:00.000+08:002006-06-13T08:18:00.000+08:00What was ridiculous was some Chinese astrologer us...What was ridiculous was some Chinese astrologer using an entire page in the Sunday Star to do an analysis of Brown's Lucky Stars. Everyone's trying to hitch a ride on the brown-gravy train :-)Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.com