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'Twilight' Author Sued for Vampire Rip-Off

08/20/2009

they did what?! Celeb News & GossipThe author of the "Twilight" series is being sued by a woman who claims the 4th installment is a rip-off of her work.

Jordan Scott claims in her lawsuit, filed today in federal court, that she began writing a novel "in the vampire genre" when she was just 15 -- back in 2003. The novel was published in 2006 and called "The Nocturne."

Scott claims the 4th installment of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series lifted her work. She says Meyer's book -- "Breaking Dawn" is a "significant literary departure from [her] early books..." She says it seems the book is "written by a teenager." Yes, Scott was a teenager when she wrote "The Nocturne."

Scott claims the two books "show striking, articulable and substantial similarities in the ... plot lines, themes, dialogue, mood, setting, pace, characters, sequence of events, ideas and other similarities."

Scott is asking for damages, and that the court impound the "Breaking Dawn" books that are being sold.

Posted By: Lacy
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Oh wah. Another sue happy person. While there are probably similarities, I'm sure there are also many HUGE differences.♥ -

[Lauren.Star|0 likes] [|reply]

this made me laugh really, really hard.

[.like.a.drug.|0 likes] [|reply]

EVERY VAMPIRE STORY IS THE SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME

get over it.,

[lady blackbird.Star|0 likes] [|reply]

GOSH, YO - IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THE WHOLE SUING GAME WASN'T AROUND WHEN SHAKESPEARE WAS A LAD, YO!***CLICK MY EGGZ && BABY DRAGONZ, YO!

[ LADY PUCKStar|0 likes] [|reply]

(ER... NOT THAT I AM EQUATING MYERS WITH SHAKESPEARE ON A LITERARY LEVEL! JUST THE RIP-OFF LEVEL! )***CLICK MY EGGZ && BABY DRAGONZ, YO!

[ LADY PUCKStar|0 likes] [|reply]

I love the idea that only the latest one seems like it was written by a teenager... ha.
But perhaps this other person is just interested in getting some of the success that Stephanie Meyer is getting.

[Aubrey;|0 likes] [|reply]

*BOL* this cracks me up

[.Amber.Star|0 likes] [|reply]

The entire series seems written by a teenager. My question would be how Myers had access to Scott's work. I would also think that Scott would have to have some proof that she began such writings back then in order to have even a chance at winning such a lawsuit.

[Lavender Breeze|0 likes] [|reply]

ugh, why would anyone want credit for that book?!

[valerieeeeeStar|0 likes] [|reply]

Oh good Lord...so..this person thinks she got ahold of her unpublished teenager writing and stole it? Wtf? Not even.

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