The arrogance of some people or Some people are just too full of themselves.

Recently a British artist sued James Cameron, claiming Cameron ripped off his work when he produced the film Avatar. If you're interested, here's a link to that story.

http://tinyurl.com/mxf84zd

What follows is my response.

Concepts are often recycled.

How many authors over the centuries have written stories featurng a crime the authorities couldn't solve and a really clever man or woman who figures it out with a minimum of evidence?

How many stories have been written featuring a couple in love who can't be together because of hatred on the part of their families, a war, etc?

How many country songs have been written featuring a guy who cheats on his wife, looses her and is so sad he can't forget her no matter how much he drinks? How many feature a woman expressing anger at the woman who stole her husband?

How many people painted or drew a picture of a woman before Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa? How man after him?

Almost every artist on Earth who ever drew or painted something involving plant life created a picture of a tree? How many of those trees were tall?

Over the centuries how many artists have painted pictures of naked women? Someone must file a lawsuit against Hugh Hefner. He ripped off their idea.

Doctor House is a rip off of Sherlock Holmes. Both have a drug addiction. Both do what they do because the puzzle interests them, not because they want to do good in the world. Both have a B in the addresses of the place where each lives. Both had sidekicks that stayed with them despite their oddities. Holmes had Watson. House had Wilson.