Danica Kirka

Danica Kirka

November 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Prince Harry Says He Warned Twitter CEO of US Capitol Riot

Prince Harry has become something of a champion against the onslaught of false information online.

By Danica Kirka

3 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Shell's $70 Billion Takeover Could Herald Wave of Mergers

Oil and gas company Shell has agreed to buy British rival BG Group for $69.7 billion in a deal that may signal a new wave of mega-mergers as the energy industry tries to adapt to lower prices.

By Danica Kirka and Mike Corder

4 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Shell's $70 Billion Takeover Could Herald Wave of Mergers

Oil and gas company Shell has agreed to buy British rival BG Group for $69.7 billion in a deal that may signal a new wave of mega-mergers as the energy industry tries to adapt to lower prices.

By Danica Kirka and Mike Corder

4 minute read

December 09, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Tech Giants Call for Controls on Gov't Snooping

Major technology companies, stung by revelations that the U.S. government collects people's personal data on their networks, on Monday issued an open letter to President Barack Obama asking for tighter controls on surveillance.

By Danica Kirka

5 minute read

March 28, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Da Vinci Code' author wins copyright infringement case

LONDON AP - Britain's Court of Appeal rejected a suit Wednesday from two authors who claimed novelist Dan Brown stole their ideas for his blockbuster novel ''The Da Vinci Code.''Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh had sued Brown's publisher, Random House Inc., claiming he copied from their 1982 nonfiction book ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.

By Danica Kirka

3 minute read

March 29, 2007 | Law.com

Novelist Dan Brown Wins 'The Da Vinci Code' Copyright Case

Britain's Court of Appeal rejected a lawsuit Wednesday from two authors who claimed novelist Dan Brown stole their ideas for his novel "The Da Vinci Code." Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh had sued Brown's publisher, Random House, claiming he had copied from their 1982 nonfiction book, "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail." The judges said copyright protects an author's labor in researching and writing, but doesn't extend to facts, theories and themes. The authors now face legal bills of about $6 million.

By Danica Kirka

3 minute read