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Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn” Caught Up in Plagiarism Drama

Posted by Elyse Roth on 8/05/09 • Categorized as Celebrities, Twilight

Could the fourth and final book of America’s beloved “Twilight Saga” be a copycat? Jordan Scott, author of “The Nocturne,” seems to think so, EW.com reports.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the four-book “Twilight” series, received a cease-and-desist letter claiming that parts of the final book of the series, “Breaking Dawn,” copied sections from Scott’s book. Scott started writing her book in 2003 and posted sections to her Web site before its release in 2006. “Breaking Dawn” was published in 2008.

After receiving the letter, the publisher of the “Twilight” books, Hachette Book Group, released a statement saying, “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.”

Scott’s attorney, J. Craig Williams, also released a statement that said, “Jordan Scott began creating The Nocturne in 2003. As she developed the book, originally published in 2006, she regularly posted passages and chapters on her web site, www.jordanscott.com. In reviewing Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn, released in 2008, we found a number of instances where the text, characters and story line contain substantial similarities to Jordan Scott’s original work. We seek an admission from Ms. Meyer that our client’s copyright was infringed and that Breaking Dawn and all derivative works be discontinued.”

Many people even seem to find the claim humorous whether they are fans of the books or not:

  1. LadyHawkins
    LadyHawkins Love that in the Breaking Dawn plagiarism suit, the lady alleges SM “stole” the post-wedding sex scene idea from her. Yeah. 04 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck
  2. Roy Pickering
    AuthorofPatches http://tinyurl.com/o85oks I can’t believe Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being sued for plagiarism.Turns out she didn’t invent vampires 05 Aug 2009 from web
  3. Nickolas Furr
    nickolaswriter Stephenie Meyer is being sued for plagiarism? Please. I don’t like her, but I doubt she swiped anything for “Twilight.” 05 Aug 2009 from twhirl
  4. Carina
    insaneboingo Haaa, the author of Twilight is being sued for plagiarism. Who would plagiarize an idea that bad and not make it better? 05 Aug 2009 from TwitterFox
  5. Alisha Coelho
    AlishaCoelho Stephenie Meyer’s been accused of plagiarism….again….knew I was having a Roswell deja vu when I was reading Twilight 05 Aug 2009 from web
  6. Alison_Potstra
    Alison_Potstra Like I needed another reason to hate “Twilight:” Meyer accused of plagiarism:

    http://bit.ly/xu78o 05 Aug 2009 from web

  7. Kate Bass
    KateCBass Ok, I’m still loling at the plagiarism thing. The HGE headline is: “Breaking Dawn Lawsuit: Foiled by the Lexicon!!” 05 Aug 2009 from web
  8. Sara Steel
    SaraSteel Twilight author accused of plagiarism!! Get your fangs out steph & fight!!! :-) http://bit.ly/twMvw 05 Aug 2009 from TwitterFon


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  • SayNoToMuffins
    If the Twilight series is a ripoff of anything, its Roswell High, the book and television series.

    http://www.twilightsucks.com/f...
  • frankie4191
    Being a senior citizen and not a teenager, I have seen twilight many. many times and have enjoyed it immensly. I don't believe for a moment that it was copied from Ms Jordon's passages. Perhaps it was the other way around. There are many lawyers out there who are ambulance chasers and perhaps this is the case here. Probably in it for the money and or publicity...IMHO.
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