Just a quick note - the long and enormously entertaining trial over creative rights to the movie SAHARA has been solved, and the novelist Clive Cussler is the loser to the tune of $5 million.

A Los Angeles jury decided he acted in bad faith by slating the film, arguing over the script and inflating his book sales when dealing with (Crusader Entertainment). But the jury left the judge to decide whether Crusader owned Mr Cussler $8m (£4m) for the rights to a second book.

Both sides left claiming victory and Mr Cussler told reporters he was “relieved it’s over”.

I’m guessing that means no appeals! Everybody wins!

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