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Claims against 'The Da Vinci Code' have been rejected

According to High Court judge Peter Smith the claim that the The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is a copyright infringement on Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh is wrong. Baigent and Leigh argued that DVC, as it has been referred to in the case, lifted the "architecture" of their earlier book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (HBHG).
"Today's verdict shows that this claim was utterly without merit, I'm still astonished that these two authors chose to file their suit at all," Brown said in a statement, according to The Associated Press.
Sources: CNN Europe: Dan Brown wins 'Da Vinci' battle
Times Online: Judge rejects plagiarism claim against Da Vinci Code author

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