Posts Tagged ‘Twilight Lexicon’

Originally posted on TwilightFanSource.com

By now I’m sure you’ve heard that Stephenie Meyer has been accused of plagiarizing her novel ‘Breaking Dawn’ by some author named Jordan Scott.

Scott has served Ms.Meyer with a “cease and desist order regarding the novel. Claiming that the idea of weddings, slightly rough honeymoon consummation, and other worldly pregnancies were stolen from her 2006 novel ‘The Nocturne’.

According to MTV.com Scott’s novel is about “a magical tale of doomed love between a young sorcerer and a teenage girl in 15th-century France”.

The following statement was released from Little,Brown publisher of ‘The Twilight Saga’.
“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. Ms. Scott’s attorney has yet to furnish us with a copy of the book to support this claim as requested. The world of the ‘Twilight Saga’ and the stories within it are entirely the creation of Ms. Meyer. Her books have been a phenomenal sensation, and perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising to hear that other people may seek to ride the coattails of such success. This claim is frivolous and any lawsuit will be defended vigorously.”

According to Craig Williams the attorney representing Scott what that they are not seeking compensation, but are asking that circulation of the book stop, and they want to prevent Summit Entertainment from making Breaking Dawn into a movie.

Per Twilight Lexicon,
“Loose fantasy ideas are not copyrightable, otherwise all vampire fiction would have stopped at Bram Stoker. Neither are loose romance plots copyrightable, or Harlequin would not be a leader in romance.”

I have read the document posted on TMZ.com, and the Twilight Lexicon has it right. Ms. Scott is trying to claim copyright infringement on basic fantasy ideas and words. In one of the “instances” the only similarity I could see was both characters being told they were beautiful.

So, all in all, I have to agree with The Lex when they say “he type of word-for-word lifting and exact modeling of character and circumstance that need to be present for a copyright case to have merit is simply not there.”

Since I had to cancel my trip to this year’s Comic-Con, I won’t be able to bring you Twitter updates

However, the Twilight Lexicon are there and are already tweeting away about Comic-Con!!!

If you want to get some good updates and even some  picture be sure to follow @twilightlexicon on Twitter.

There will be new content uploaded onto the Official New Moon Website today between 10am -11am PDT!!

Not sure what the content is, but I’ll update the site later today to let everyone know what new goodies await us.

Thanks to Twilight Lexicon for letting us know!!!

Several sites such as Eonline, The Hollywood Reporter, and others have reported that Summit Entertainment has cast the role ‘Riley’ in the third Twilight Saga movie, Eclipse.

However, no official press release or statement has been released from Summit Entertainment!!!

I agree with both Twilight Lexicon and His Golden Eyes when they say not to believe casting rumors unless an official release has been made by Summit.  Both sites will NOT post casting rumors on their sites, only once Summit has confirmed the casting will the sites post it.

Per Twilight Lexicon:

“Long and short of it: too early for official comment on the studio or actor’s part. This kind of thing genreally not confirmed until ink is way dry on contract. If you’re a huge name like a Brad Pitt you might comment early, but not a relative unknown. Our gut instinct leans yes because THR tends to get it right moreso than they get it wrong.  Bottom line remains to be seen.”

Earlier this evening, Kimmy from HGE sent the following Tweet

Don’t trust casting news unless it comes directly from a reputable source, i.e. HGE, the Lexicon, NOT GOSSIP SITES that are mainly paparazzi

Once Summit confirms the casting of ANY role, I will post it up here!!!

There have been quite a few updates in regard to the 2009 Comic-Con and New Moon!!

First, it has been confirmed the Robert Pattinson will be attending Comic-Con and the Teen Choice awards permitting his schedule.  Since he is still filiming ‘Remember Me’ here in NYC, is schedule might change.

Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black) has also confirmed to be attending Comic-Con

TwilightLexicon also announced a special project today.

On Thursday June 24th, Pel & Be My Escape will be hosting a live Podcast for Broders.

All the details are in the flyer

the fine print at the bottom reads

**You must have a wristband to attend this event. Beginning at 10:00 AM on the day of the event, free wristbands will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Special guests will sign one Twilight-related item—purchased at the store—as time permits. Date and time subject to change. Contact the store for details and event guidelines or go to
Borders.com**

The New Moon panel will be held on Thursday June 23.  I’m not of the time, but expect the line to get long fast.  Tickets are sold out, so if you don’t have tickets for that day, you won’t be able to get.

Additionally, I was planning on being there in person to report on the panel and such, but due to a family event that came up, I’m no longer able to attend!! I’ll be sure to pass on what ever information I get from the panel!!