Two authors who lost a copyright battle against best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code earlier this year have been given permission to challenge the verdict.
The authors' lawyers said the appeal had "a real prospect of success".
Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh claimed author Dan Brown had copied ideas from their 1982 book, The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail.
No date has been set for the hearing. However, it is expected to take place later this year or in early 2007. more
he Da Vinci Code movie, which is released worldwide today, was part-filmed in Lincolnshire.
Wayne Berriman - a civil servant from Lincoln, tells us how he got involved in the filming of the movie and what he got out of the experience.
I heard on the local radio, that they were struggling to get cast for the filming. I was surprised, because there was so much publicity around the book. So me and a friend of mine decided to offer our services. more
The Da Vinci Code movie took $224m (£119m) at box offices around the world at the weekend despite controversy and bad reviews, its distributor has said.
That is the second most successful film opening in history, Columbia said.
It could not beat Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which made $253m (£135m) in its first weekend last year. more
The eagerly awaited film of The Da Vinci Code is the most controversial Hollywood movie since Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code
Tom Hanks co-stars in the film with French actress Audrey Tautou
But what can Ron Howard's adaptation add to the furore that has surrounded Dan Brown's best-selling novel since it first arrived in bookstores in 2003?
For a book revolving around a labyrinthine mystery, it is remarkable how many of its "surprise" elements have become common knowledge. more
The Da Vinci Code movie has taken £9.5m at box offices in the UK and Ireland in its first three days of release.
That puts it at number 15 on the all-time list of the most successful opening weekends, according to box office company Nielsen EDI.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which made £23.9m when it made its debut in 2004, holds the record. more