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[-] deltapi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The one they stole? Edit: I was recalling incorrect reporting from a decade past. More detail in the following thread.

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[-] deltapi@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Admittedly my recollection was vague. Here's the first link I found that is telling the story.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/strange-story-of-woman-who-successfully-sued-matrix-directors-plagiarism/ Seems like there was reporting about a decade ago that the claimant was successful in her plagiarism lawsuit when she really wasn't.
https://thingsthatkeepmeupatnight.substack.com/p/the-mother-of-the-matrix-and-the This goes more in depth to her claim and serves to underscore just how tenuous the claims of plagiarism/similarity are.

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