Comment It's about the MONEY! (Score 2, Insightful) 591
Dan Brown is smart. The movie based on the NYT continuing best-seller is due out soon. How can he make sure the movie does as well as the book?
Dan Brown: "Is Michael Baigent in please?
Michael Baigent: "Yes Mr. Brown?"
Dan Brown: "Could you perhaps see you way clear to sue me?"
Michael Baigent: "I don't see why; your book has done wonders for our book ("Holy Blood, Holy Grail"). We'd be crazy to sue you after you helped our sales so much!
Dan Brown: "That's why I wnat you to sue me! The movie is coming out soon, and I'm worried that it won't do as well as it could with a bit more publicity. What we need is another media blitz like happened after the book came out; all the attachs were the kind of publicity you can't buy at any price, and they made my book what it is."
Michael Baigent: "But what can we sue you over? Your book borrowed some ideas from the same sources we used; what can we sue you for?"
Dan Brown: "It doesn't matter! Sue me for plagairism, or whatever. If you win, my publisher will pay out millions but they can afford it, between insurance and the increased ticket sales for the movie. If you lose, your book will still benefit by being connected to the movie. Either way, you'll get a lot of money and I'll get a lot of money.
Michael Baigent: "OK, who do I call....."
Dan Brown: "Is Michael Baigent in please?
Michael Baigent: "Yes Mr. Brown?"
Dan Brown: "Could you perhaps see you way clear to sue me?"
Michael Baigent: "I don't see why; your book has done wonders for our book ("Holy Blood, Holy Grail"). We'd be crazy to sue you after you helped our sales so much!
Dan Brown: "That's why I wnat you to sue me! The movie is coming out soon, and I'm worried that it won't do as well as it could with a bit more publicity. What we need is another media blitz like happened after the book came out; all the attachs were the kind of publicity you can't buy at any price, and they made my book what it is."
Michael Baigent: "But what can we sue you over? Your book borrowed some ideas from the same sources we used; what can we sue you for?"
Dan Brown: "It doesn't matter! Sue me for plagairism, or whatever. If you win, my publisher will pay out millions but they can afford it, between insurance and the increased ticket sales for the movie. If you lose, your book will still benefit by being connected to the movie. Either way, you'll get a lot of money and I'll get a lot of money.
Michael Baigent: "OK, who do I call....."
