The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck was sued this week for allegedly copying sections of another woman's diet book. Susan Hassett says she mailed Hasselbeck a copy of her book, "Living with Celiac's Disease" - which she self-published in 2008 - for Hasselbeck to discuss on The View. However, Hassett says portions of her book can be found verbatim in Hasselbeck's book "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide."
What is interesting to me about this case is that Hasset self-published her book. I'm guessing it doesn't matter who published the book, it's a published work and not just an idea Hasset had and sent to Hasselbeck. At the time of this article, Hasselbeck hadn't responded to the lawsuit, so I'm curious to see how she responds and how this case unfolds.
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSN238084120090623
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Yeah it's hard to believe Hasselbeck would be dumb/careless enough to rip off whole sections of a book she has already been sent for review! Sheesh. Should be interesting to follow.
I would curious to hear Hasslebacks response to the allegations. I know she has been taslking about celiac dises for sometime on the show.
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