![]() ![]() The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail, itself a bestseller at the time, purports to be a factual history theorising that Jesus and Mary Magdalene married and had a child, and that the bloodline continues to this day, with a secret society protecting their heirs against the Catholic church.Ī similar theme is explored in Brown's novel, which has sold more than 40m copies worldwide since its publication in 2003. The pair sued Da Vinci Code publishers Random House - who, coincidentally, also published The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail - for copyright infringement, claiming the theme of Mr Brown's book was copied from their 1982 work. Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, two of the three authors of The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail, who appealed against the original high court ruling in April last year, now face legal bills of around £3m. Two authors who claimed Dan Brown's blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code was largely copied from their earlier book today lost an appeal over the case. ![]()
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