tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15626016.post114294706995066807..comments2023-10-12T07:17:47.164-04:00Comments on Citadel of Stars: Plagiarism or Greed?The Cat Bastethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15626016.post-1143651896976200692006-03-29T12:04:00.000-05:002006-03-29T12:04:00.000-05:00Lewis,Thank you for visiting my blog and setting m...Lewis,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for visiting my blog and setting me straight about your problems with Random House. The media sure didn't report your story accurately. (How typical!)<BR/><BR/>I'm going to put a new post on my blog linking to your Da Vinci Crock so my readers (few though they may be) will get the whole story.<BR/><BR/>I've also put your books on my list of books to read and will also recommend them to my students.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!The Cat Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15626016.post-1143646373892203792006-03-29T10:32:00.000-05:002006-03-29T10:32:00.000-05:00Greed?If you examine the facts at http://davincicr...Greed?<BR/><BR/>If you examine the facts at http://davincicrock.blogspot.com, you will find that I am donating proceeds from the suit to charity.<BR/><BR/>And that Random House sued ME, not the other way around.<BR/><BR/>And the legal fight is not over. Next hearing in NYC on April 11Lewis Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492414700757055408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15626016.post-1142973597679210292006-03-21T15:39:00.000-05:002006-03-21T15:39:00.000-05:00This lawsuit is beyond strange. Leigh, Baigent et...This lawsuit is beyond strange. <BR/><BR/>Leigh, Baigent et al have written a book which purports to be non-fiction. Brown's book is a work of fiction. Most (all?) fiction is based upon ideas, events, etc that inspire the writer. If this suit succeeds, it bodes ill for the ability of artists to freely explore and express ideas. This reminds me a bit of the suit brought against (and attempt to stop the publication of) the satirical novel "The Wind Done Gone" by the owners of the "Gone with the Wind" --which failed. <BR/><BR/>There is a curious sub-text to this little story. Richard Leigh happens to be the brother of the noted astrologer Liz Greene (www.cpalondon.com, www.astro.com), author of the book the "Dreamer and the Vine." For the last 30 years, Greene has been claiming on her publicity materials that she has a PhD in psychology, and is a "qualified Jungian analyst." Recently it has come to light that this is a flat out lie. Not only does she not have a PhD, but she does not even have a BA. For awhile, she was lecturing at Bath Spa University. She stopped when it was discovered that she had lied about her credentials. <BR/><BR/>References to her non-existent PhD have been pulled from her websites over the last year. 2 years ago, she was <I>always</I> Liz Greene PhD. <BR/><BR/>Funny how these things tend to link up. <BR/><BR/>More at http://www.astroamerica.com/greenebio2.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com