Cruci-fiction: UK Judge decries claims of "authors of pretend historical books"

Not just a win – a slam-dunk for Dan Brown.

The two year long, $3.5 million plagiarism trial surrounding “DaVince Code” has ended with a stern rebuke to the plaintiffs, per the AP.

“It would be quite wrong if fictional writers were to have their writings pored over in the way DVC (`Da Vinci Code’) has been pored over in this case by authors of pretend historical books to make an allegation of infringement of copyright,” Judge Peter Smith said in his 71-page ruling.

Ouch.

In the meanwhile, Brown is moving on with his quite bucolic life in Rye, New Hampshire, but is playing

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