Author suing 'Da Vinci Code' publisher admits exaggeration

Wednesday, March 8, 2006

LONDON -- An author suing the publishers of "The Da Vinci Code" for alleged infringement of copyright told a British court Tuesday that he exaggerated his case in a witness statement before the trial, relying on book reviews to back up his claim in the statement, given to the court before the trial started.

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