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Atticus Finch, do you do copyright?

'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee has filed a law suit against the literary agent who duped her out of royalties.
8 May 2013 12:00
Emma Waterman
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To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee has filed a law suit against the literary agent who duped her out of royalties.


Fifty years after the now classic story of a lawyer Atticus Finch’s fight against racism and prejudice, Lee has sought the help of real-life lawyers to fight her own battle against injustice.

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Emma Waterman
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Emma Waterman is an Adelaide journalism student.

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