When “Breaking Dawn” debuted last year, some readers of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” saga weren’t happy with it. Some went as far as to return the book to stores and demand a refund.
But their unhappiness is nothing compared to author Jordan Scott who has sent a cease and desist to the publisher, claiming that “Dawn” contains a “striking and substantial similarity” to Scott’s published novel, “The Nocturne.”
According to TMZ, the letter alleges that both books contain a post-wedding love scene, a woman pregnant and ill because the child she’s carrying has “evil powers,” and a scene with the death of the main character’s wife.
And according to Scott, the dialogue in all of these scenes — and more — is extremely similar.
But Meyer’s representative told TMZ that the suit doesn’t have any merit, saying, “The claim that ‘Breaking Dawn’ by Stephenie Meyer somehow infringes on an alleged book by someone named Jordan Scott is completely without merit. Neither Stephenie Meyer nor her representatives had any knowledge of this writer or her supposed book prior to this claim.”
No word yet on if the case will reach a courtroom.
Lejon from Chandler says
August 6, 2009 at 5:59 pmAllegedly, the alleged writing ability of Stephenie Meyer and her alleged legal representatives ability to recognize actual books and actual people who have actual names, is not in question.
What is in question is: Why are these two authors not being sued by the company that made the Omen films?