Copyright Infringement Lawsuit: Substantial Elements

Penguin Group Dept: The statement of claim was filed against Pearson Canada Inc., as well as "Gold Mountain Blues" Toronto author Ling Zhang and the novel's U.K.-based translator Nicky Harman, according to Winnipeg Free Press. None of the allegations contained in the statement of claim have been proven in court. Penguin which did not return requests for comment Thursday has previously denounced plagiarism accusations surrounding the novel and tORONTO - Canadian authors Wayson Choy, Sky Lee and Paul Yee have launched a $6 million copyright infringement lawsuit against the parent company of Penguin Group Canada. The suit claims "Gold Mountain Blues" "contains substantial elements" of certain works by the plaintiffs "and is therefore not an original literary work deserving of independent copyright protection." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.