RH and Da Vinci Author Seek to Pre-empt Author Perdue’s Accusations with Suit of Their Own In early September an attorney for author Lewis Perdue told Random House and DA VINCI CODE author Dan Brown that Perdue was preparing to sue for copyright infringement unless a settlement was reached by September 13. As a response, Random House and Brown have filed a pre-emptive suit in a Manhattan District Court, seeking “a declaration that THE DA VINCI CODE does not infringe Perdue’s copyright [in such books as the DA VINCI LEGACY and DAUGHTER OF GOD] or any other interests in his […]