The Matrix Movie Scandal & Sophia Stewart

BOOKSandWORDS.com continues its detailed reportage of the multibillion-dollar Matrix movie copyright infringement lawsuit by science fiction screenwriter Sophia Stewart.

From all appearances and evidence, the multibillion-dollar grossing Matrix and Terminator film series are allegedly stolen stories originally conceived, authored and copyrighted by Sophia Stewart. Based on her 1981 work, The Third Eye, it is actually several stories that resemble the three Terminator films that the Matrix movies spring from. In fact, her case attracted the attention of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. It turns out that this case goes beyond simple plagiarism, and crosses clearly into allegations of violating the federal RICO Act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations). BOOKSandWORDS.com reports that the Sophia Stewart copyright infringement case added an interesting chapter. There was some allegedly inept litigation by Stewart’s fired counsel. California federal court judge Margaret M. Morrow dismissed the case for a September hearing. The fired legal team of three had not filed proper depositions and discoveries according to specified deadlines. However, judge Morrow still saw technical merit in the case and provided Ms. Stewart's current legal team a chance to undo the previous mess and get their legal affairs in order. Stewart emphasizes that the previous attorneys, "sabotaged my case and refused to give up their files." According to documents and interviews acquired by BOOKSandWORDS.com, various attempts have been made to sink or dismiss Stewart's case. "The defendants and Warner Brothers want this case out of the courts," says Stewart. She suspects that due to the potentially billions of dollars of legal and financial precedents set by her case, efforts may have been made by the defendants to pressure or influence legal and media elements to ignore or demonize her and the case. The full background story and updates are detailed in the current edition of BOOKSandWORDS.com -- The Digital Digest of Books, News and Culture -- presenting diverse previews of current and hard-to-find Black-related books, movies and music; including a daily digest of significant global Black news.