Isn't that the "Attack on Port Royale" from Pirates of the Carribbean? The House of Mouse should know better than to lift ideas of the Red Baron's ghost writer.
Or this could be a brilliant ploy to gain evidence to use against PA that they didn't send a copy to King.
This little ditty will likely be disposed of on a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), failure to state a claim or summary judgment.
Howevah, the King lawsuit already has a big brick wall. I'm not seeing jurisdiction in Georgia. Expect a scathing answer and motion to dismiss within the next twenty days.
In reference to the main character being unaware of their
surroundings while they paint, both of the novels use the same exact excerpt:
As an editor, I'd have asked Mr. PA for a rewrite of "controlled him like the talons of an eagle wrapped around a harmless garter snake."
Way too labored and clunky.
OTOH, King's was a boring cliche: "I was like a bird hypnotized by a snake."
I'd have asked Mr. King to do better: "Dude--we're paying you an effing fortune for your words, for pity's sake have the courtesy to bring your A-game to the page!"
And a bird eating a snake is a symbol of the Aztecs and is on the Mexican flag.The thing that struck me with those is they're describing two different situations. One where an eagle carries a snake off for dinner. And one where a snake sees a little bird and gets the munchies. They are both predator/prey related, but hardly the same... especially as the bird in the second one is going to be something small and preyish, not an eagle.
Could it be because it's closest to Florida (King's winter home) and the plaintiff's home state?Georgia was chosen for a reason and I will be doing a bit of digging to find out why.
Hey Julie, thanks for that info, you beat me to it. The copyright registration was obviously filed in anticipation of this lawsuit. That seriously undercuts a lot of the damages.
10. In GWTW the invaders were Yankees. In TWD, the invaders are souless zombies. To southerners, this is the same difference.
(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State,
(2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or
(3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise be brought.