See you in court...

So what are we to make of this court case over Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code"? The authors of "The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail" (or to be more accurate, two out of the three authors) have issued a writ claiming Brown has pinched his basic idea from their book. I foresee they will have great difficulty in persuading the court that he has done anything more than use their research - which he openly accepts by specifically referring to their book in his story. I would have more sympathy for them if they had not waited the best part of three years before making their move. Is it just coincidence that the film is due out in the next few months? I am reminded of that saying "where there's a hit, there's a writ".