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ray gower · 30th June 2003, 10:15 AM

I am not sure there is any case to answer, without having read the book.

Whilst the extract does mirror the transcript, we are looking at a mere 50 words in over 70,000, and as you have observed the details are a matter of public record.

If the rest of the story mirrors and builds upon the events of the flight, then courtesy would have some form of acknowledgement on the lines of, 'Inspired by the events of.' but no law requires it.

30th June 2003, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
ray gower Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gwynedd Posts: 3,585	I am not sure there is any case to answer, without having read the book. Whilst the extract does mirror the transcript, we are looking at a mere 50 words in over 70,000, and as you have observed the details are a matter of public record. If the rest of the story mirrors and builds upon the events of the flight, then courtesy would have some form of acknowledgement on the lines of, 'Inspired by the events of.' but no law requires it.