Da Vinci Code’ author wins U.K. copyright caseAppeals court rejects claim that Dan Brown stole their ideas for his novel



LONDON - Author Dan Brown won his copyright infringement case Wednesday, after Britain’s Court of Appeal rejected efforts from two authors who claimed he stole their ideas for his blockbuster novel, “The Da Vinci Code.”

Lawyers for Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of “The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail,” now face legal bills of about $6 million after losing their appeal against publisher Random House Inc.

Baigent and Leigh had argued that Brown stole significant elements from their book. Both are based on a theory that Jesus and Mary Magdalene married and had a child, and that the bloodline continues to this day.

The lawyers said Baigent and Leigh had “expended a vast amount of skill and labor” in writing their book, first published in 1982. “That skill and labor is protectable.”

Brown testified for several days during the High Court hearing last year.

The claimants’ lawyer, Jonathan Rayner James, said that although the suit had been against the publisher rather than the author, Brown was really the one being put on trial for his work.

Good for him, I enjoyed the book, but didnt think much of the movie though

If they are right there could be hundreds of people related to Jesus.

Same here. When I saw the movie I was like "wth is this crap?". Just awful The book is a million times better and it doesn't have crappy acting in it either.



Depends if Jesus' son Juda had any children for at least a direct bloodline.