Defense rests in ‘Da Vinci’ case
A lawyer for the publisher of “The Da Vinci Code” wrapped up the defense’s case Friday by telling London’s High Court that two authors’ claim for copyright infringement was “in tatters.”
Setting out closing arguments as the three-week trial nears its end, defense attorney John Baldwin said it was clear that Dan Brown’s bestselling thriller had not copied from work by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh.
Baigent and Leigh are suing Random House for copyright infringement, claiming Brown “appropriated the architecture” of their 1982 nonfiction work, “The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.”
The prosecution will present its closing argument Monday, with a verdict possible next week.
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