This story reminded me about being threatened with legal action over my book on Opus Dei, the Catholic organisation best known for appearing in "The Da Vinci Code" - though my book was inspired by their role in Franco's government. The problem in the UK was swiftly resolved by the publisher's lawyer pointing out that "Opus Dei" as such had no juridical personality. The problem in the States was more complicated and I had a Manhattan lawyer in my office for a week or so while we went through the text line by line. The text more or less survived intact but in the meantime I learned a good deal about the difference between libel laws in the UK and USA
This story reminded me about being threatened with legal action over my book on Opus Dei, the Catholic organisation best known for appearing in "The Da Vinci Code" - though my book was inspired by their role in Franco's government. The problem in the UK was swiftly resolved by the publisher's lawyer pointing out that "Opus Dei" as such had no juridical personality. The problem in the States was more complicated and I had a Manhattan lawyer in my office for a week or so while we went through the text line by line. The text more or less survived intact but in the meantime I learned a good deal about the difference between libel laws in the UK and USA