French writer loses Syriana case (BBC)

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A French screenwriter who claimed the Oscar-winning film Syriana plagiarised one of her scripts has lost her case.

A Paris court found that Stephanie Vergniault had not provided sufficient evidence that the political thriller was based on her screenplay, Oversight.

Ms Vergniault, 37, was ordered to pay 3,500 euros (£2,400) in court costs to Warner Bros and George Clooney's production company Section Eight.
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The film was written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, who also wrote the screenplay for Traffic.

He said the script, which investigates the oil industry's relationship with politics, was based on an autobiography by CIA officer Robert Baer.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5095518.stm

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1. I bet her deal was to have a date with George

Clooney