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God of War Creators Sued for Plagiarism
backtoreality says,
Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog claim to have sent a screenplay to Sony in 2002 that shares many thematic similarities with 2005's God of War...
These cases are really hard to prove...
Article excerpt from wired.com —
" Sony Computer Entertainment America and designer David Jaffe are being sued by individuals who claim the wildly successful God Of War series is a work of plagiarism, reports GamePolitics.
Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog claim to have sent a screenplay entitled Olympiad to Sony Pictures in 2002 that shares many...
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Posted 3 years ago
I'm about 1/3 way through the lawsuit, and I do see bits here and there that seem specific enough to at least take a further look. They detail the similarities between the works starting in page 7, section B of the lawsuit.
#27 about the two swords growing out of the hands stands out for me as a very specific detail. A lot of the other stuff, however, sounds like a part of the bigger mythological narrative and similar to tragic circumstances that many heros and anti-heros face, such as the death of his family. In one example, they mention a long, sagging bridge. There are long, sagging bridges in so many works! I can see, still, if there are enough specific details like that, where a person can start being suspicious.
It would help if I knew the myths better. I might actually spend some time with wikipedia this evening to check. :D
#27 about the two swords growing out of the hands stands out for me as a very specific detail. A lot of the other stuff, however, sounds like a part of the bigger mythological narrative and similar to tragic circumstances that many heros and anti-heros face, such as the death of his family. In one example, they mention a long, sagging bridge. There are long, sagging bridges in so many works! I can see, still, if there are enough specific details like that, where a person can start being suspicious.
It would help if I knew the myths better. I might actually spend some time with wikipedia this evening to check. :D
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