This is a follow up to the Sahara court battle that I reported on a little while back. In the case between author and studio both sides lost a little. We get the scoop from the caves of Yahoo:<
strong>A jury determined Tuesday that adventure author Clive Cussler breached his contract and ordered him to pay $5 million to the production company that turned his novel “Sahara” into a box-office flop.The complex ruling left open the possibility that Cussler could end up pocketing more than he pays out. Jurors said Superior Court Judge John P. Shook should determine whether Crusader Entertainment, since renamed Bristol Bay Productions, must pay Cussler about $8 million for the screen rights to a second book.
There you have it folks. The author has to pay 5 Million to the studio but is getting 8 million from them. He walks away with 3 million, but one wonders if this will return to court. This sort of business must be tedious, exhausting and incredibly boring. I am glad I have never spent a day in court, I do not think I would enjoy myself.
