Meagain Markle Book

[saintpeter48]

Surely she didn't rip off someone else's book!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39305726-the-boy-on-the-bench

[dannyk13]

Why? What is the title of her book?

[aelmpvw]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=the+boy+on+the+bench+megan+markle&cvid=de68e4e4029444b68c03c530c4a0ba4e&aqs=edge..69i57.5898j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&;PC=ACTS

[dannyk13]

OK, found the title- The Bench, but how is it a rip off?, I now that Piers Morgan has alleged that it is but he has had it in for Meghan fotr a long time.

[pastafreak]

Just because her book is titled The Bench does not mean it's a rip off.
I've come across many books with same or similar titles, but no one has made complaints. You're just commenting because of who the author is.

[roadman]

The bench, a short story. Face full of ***. The end.

[dannyk13]

Pasta //You're just commenting because of who the author is.//
That is exactly my view of Piers Morgan's comments.

[pastafreak]

Danny...and a number of Abers who shall remain nameless.

[THECORBYLOON]

There are folk claiming the covers are similar or identical but I can't see that myself.

[ladybirder]

What a hypocrite she is. I agree with Piers in today's mail. Do what I say not what I do. She has cast off her own father who has not even met her husband or child and caused a split between her husband and his family.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9542805/PIERS-MORGAN-Meghan-Markle-preach-father-child-relationships.html

[aelmpvw]

might as well accuse her of plagiarism for having 'the' in the title

[Barsel]

The Boy on the Bench by Corrinne Averiss, is a story of the close relationship between a father and his son.
The Bench by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is a story of the close relationship between a father and his son.
The illustrations on the cover of the book are very similar and people are saying The Duchess, (who isn't supposed to use her Royal title for gain by the way) has taken her idea for her book from the one by
Corrinne Averiss.

[andy-hughes]

Deliberate plaigarism is very difficult to defend in court.

George Harrison famously had to pay a multi-million pound settlement to the publishers of the Chiffons' He's So Fine, because the melody was identical to his own single My Sweet Lord.

Harrison claimed innocence, testifying that he had never actually heard the Chiffons's song, but he was still convicted.

The Duchess may find herself in a similar situation if lawyers for the publishers of Ms Averiss's book decide there is sufficient similarity to raise a plaigarism case.

Watch this space ...

[Barsel]

In my post at 11.29 I meant to say the Duchess shouldn't be using her Royal title for monetary gain.

[dannyk13]

Barsel // the Duchess shouldn't be using her Royal title for monetary gain.//
You mean like Prince Charles does.

[webbo3]

Looks like a rip off to me.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14856498/meghan-markle-accused-copy-children-book/

[THECORBYLOON]

"The illustrations on the cover of the book are very similar"

Where are the man and boy on a bench or the wee ones playing on a yellow chute on the cover of the Duchess' book?

[Barsel]

danny, when H&M stepped back from their Royal duties, they were told to drop the HRH and not to use the Duchess/Duke titles for monetary gain. I expect that might mean it's ok if it's for a charity, but I believe this book wasn't written for a charity. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

[naomi24]

Danny, the couple have been specifically told that they are not to use their royal titles for monetary gain.

They have no class and no shame.

[Barsel]

Corby, not identical, similar.

[ladybirder]

Big difference between Charles and Meghan. Charles was born into the family, will be king and is and has been a hardworking royal. And Meghan ...