From: Andrew Johnson
Date: 2006-03-05 09:57:33
“DaVinci Code” Lawsuit shows Author Dan Brown full of Crepe?By Charlette LeFevre3/3/06Everybody in the world by now has either heard or seen (unless your living in a monastery or an Opus Dei sanctuary) Dan Brown’s book “DaVinci Code” and the upcoming movie this year by Ron Howard staring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou.People have also likely heard the recent International news that “DaVinci Code” author Dan Brown is being sued by Lewis Perdue and authors Beigent and Leigh of “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” for lifting intellectual property and similarities. Indeed the court evidence is talking about Dan Brown’s copy of “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” highlighted by his wife as crucial evidence. The case which is rocking the literary world may hold up the release of the movie “DaVinci Code” in what is believed to be the year’s biggest multi-million dollar movie. Dan Brown also has others organizations hot under the collar including the Catholic church and Opus Dei making what appear to be veiled threats on their past website releases to Sony if they release the movie stating in a Feb. release, “Sony Pictures still had time to make changes”. Make changes or what one wonders?Perhaps they need not be so anxious because the public has already read this information twenty years ago when “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” and “DaVinci Legacy” came out. Yes! Twenty years! Don’t believe me?Grab a latte and croissant, pull up a chair and lets do a book comparison! Check out Lewis Perdue’s website and you will see listed comparisons.In book one the “DaVinci Code” by Dan Brown published in 2003, The story starts with a quest of a scholar in ancient material partnering with a green eyed auburn haired heroine seeking secret documents that prove the divinity of a sacred female figure that will “shake the foundations” of the Catholic Church.” In book two “DaVinci Legacy” by Lewis Perdue published twenty years earlier in 1983, The story starts with a quest of a scholar in ancient material partnering with a green eyed auburn haired heroine seeking secret documents that prove the divinity of a sacred female figure that will “shake the foundations” of the Catholic Church.” Ok, well you say to yourself this is a common theme, and all heroine’s have green eyes and auburn hair and seek documents that shake the Catholic Church. Ah… but wait!In “DaVinci Code”: The quest is launched by the murder of an art expert who is dying and the scholar is accused of the art expert’s murder who writes his last message in his own blood providing a clue that leads to a painting painted on wood.But look! In the book “DaVinci Legacy”, the quest is launched by the murder of an art expert who is dying and who writes his last message in his own blood. The scholar is accused of the art expert’s murder. In “Daughter of God” by Lewis Perdue, pub. 2000, the clue provides a lead to a painting painted on wood.Ok,ok, you say to yourself this is similar but that doesn’t make it plagiarism. The plot has just been reworked!But wait there is more! (mon deu!)In “DaVinci Code”: The clue hidden in a master painting provides the Heroine with a gold “key” to a safe deposit box in a Zurich Bank. The Safe Deposit box holds the master clue.In “Daughter of God: The clue hidden in a master painting provides the Heroine with a gold “key”, an ingot to a safe deposit box in a Zurich Bank. The Safe Deposit box holds the major clue.Au Secours! Non, this cannot be! Dan Brown my hero has taken from another book!Ah but wait! There is more mon ami!In “DaVinci Code”: The Quest all this time involves a secretive brotherhood (Priory of Scion) with a battling relationship with the Vatican headed by a character – a man of the cloth who believes the Catholic Church has strayed and that his brotherhood’s way is the true faith. In “DaVinci Legacy”: The Quest all this time involves a secretive brotherhood (Elect Brotherhood of St. Peter) with a battling relationship with the Vatican headed by a character – a man of the cloth who believes the Catholic Church has strayed and that his brotherhood’s way is the true faith. Stop no more! My faith has been shaken!Sadly there is more, much more but I will spare you with only one more revelation.In “DaVinci Code”: the Quest’s documents show proof the church has conducted a spin campaign to smear a female figure in order to support the male-domination of the church. The Heroine eventually comes to understand a connection between herself and the symbol for the Goddess and the quest concludes without the prize of the “Grail” and the idea that materialism is not important, but that the mystery and faith are the real prize. In “Daughter of God”: the Quest’s documents show proof the church has conducted a spin campaign to smear a female figure in order to support the male-domination of the church. The Heroine eventually comes to understand a connection between herself and the symbol for the Goddess and the quest concludes without the prize of the “Grail” and the idea that materialism is not important, but that the mystery and faith are the real prize. There are many many more similarities but for the sake of my electronic quill pen I will spare you but send you on an indepth journey to Lewis Perdu’s website which has religiously documented his literary quest to protect his works of art.www.davincilegac…Go! Fly like the wind! “ They” are waiting in the wings so you will see the secrets revealed!In parting I will leave you with this.Could it be the plot lines of DaVinci Code show the exact same plot lines, devices and details written in “DaVinci Legacy” by Lewis Perdue twenty years earlier in 1983?One has to wonder how many mystery stories use the same device of gold “keys” hidden in the back of master paintings on wood that unlock a crucial clue to Templar secrets at Zurich banks. A bit to coincidental in my book – oui?In the end, read the books yourself. But for me, Dan Brown’s halo as a shining figure of a best selling intellectual author has lost his luster, perhaps before likening himself to his admired scholar character in his books. Will he be escorted out of the courtroom in the same manner Teabing was carried away by the police ? Alas whatever the verdict, Dan Brown now only takes on the faint shine of the yellow highlighter his wife used to mark other author’s books for him and his own original work turns out to be as flat as crepe.Fini.______________________________Lewis Perdue will be doing a Talk and BooksigningSat. April 15th7-9pm$10at the:Seattle Museum of the Mysteries623 Broadway ESeattle, WA 98102206-328-6499Recommended to call ahead to reserve a seat.New York Times best-selling author Lewis Perdue has written 20 published books which have sold more than 4 million copies. His books include Perfect Killer ) September 2005 by Forge/St. Martin’s Press, The Da Vinci Legacy, Daughter of God (about the sacred feminine in Christianity) and Slatewiper (a genetic engineering thriller about an ethnically targeted bioweapon).Lewis has taught journalism at UCLA and Cornell, founded four companies including a wine company a magazine and two technology firms. He has been a top aide to a U.S. Senator and a governor, run political races for Congress, worked as a Washington correspondent (Ottaway/Dow-Jones, States News Service), a columnist for Gannett, The Wall Street Journal Online, CBS Marketwatch and TheStreet.Com and writes book reviews for Barron’s. Lewis received his B.S. (1972) with distinction from Cornell.You can find out more about Lew at ideaworx.com and at lewisperdue.com No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 – Release Date: 3/3/2006
