The lawsuit said the right to create a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye or to use the character 'Holden Caulfield' belongs only to Salinger. The lawsuit says Salinger has 'decidedly chosen not to exercise that right.'"
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Holden Caulfield Update
JD Salinger starts legal action against sequel author - Telegraph: "Lawyers for Salinger, 90, have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan, seeking to force a recall of what it says is a copycat book titled 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, by someone writing under the name JD California. It also seeks unspecified damages.
The lawsuit said the right to create a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye or to use the character 'Holden Caulfield' belongs only to Salinger. The lawsuit says Salinger has 'decidedly chosen not to exercise that right.'"
The lawsuit said the right to create a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye or to use the character 'Holden Caulfield' belongs only to Salinger. The lawsuit says Salinger has 'decidedly chosen not to exercise that right.'"
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JD California. What the freaking hell?
Kind of glad he did it, though, because it reminded me that Salinger is still alive.
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