Dagmar wrote:
] Registration may be required for the website.

Yes, and it was nice enough to sign me up for an email version of itself even though I did not specify the option for it. It was opt-in on the initial form, and the second just seemed to assume I opted in. That is annoying as hell.

] The short of it is that it's finally being settled in court
] that the Wachowski brothers who "made" the Matrix trilogy flat
] out _stole_ the idea. ...and I don't mean stole as in "heard
] someone talking about an idea they had and spun it off from
] there", I mean stole as in "had solicited manuscripts from
] people with an ad in the paper, told everyone so sorry no
] deal, and then used one of the manuscripts to make a
] multi-billion dollar movie trilogy'.
]
] Yes. It's big freaking news. Why does no one know about it?
] Because AOL/TW is involved with the production of the
] picture, and it might hurt their bottom line if it was widely
] known that the plotline and characters were flat out stolen.

I was unable to find a second source for this story other then references on Matrix message boards to Stewart being interviewed. For a story that was published and has been lingering since the end of October, there should be other outlets picking up on it. AOL/TW may be able to create to a whooping silence about a settlement on them, but they have enemies with the capability of publishing news as well.

This story doesn't have enough teeth yet. In a few ways, some of its teeth appear knocked out.

Via http://members3.boardhost.com/playahata/msg/6095.html :
] Playahata.com interviewed Sophia some time ago, we willl post
] the interview very soon, we are in constant contact with her but
] In reference to the recent email article entitled "Mother of the
] Matrix Victorious," the title is misleading. Ms. Sophia Stewart
] has not yet won her case against Joel Silver, Time Warner and
] the Wachowski Bros. The decision last month enabled Ms.
] Stewart to proceed with her case, as all attempts to have it
] dismissed were unsuccessful. Ms. Stewart's case will proceed
] through the Central District Court of California.

This seems to indicate that the Martha Carter story in the Salt Lake Community College Globe Link is in and of itself bad journalism.

At the very least, there does appear to be a court case. Sophia Stewart will get a chance to make her case. Based on that, we will have an opportunity to see if it has anything to it. Everything here seems to be the use of hearsay to create attention.

Via http://conscioushiphop.com/matrix/sophiaupdate.html:
] FOR INFORMATION:
] Contact Sophia Stewart:
] M: POB 165153 | Salt Lake City, UT 84116
] P: 801.220.0588
] E:sophiastewart10@gmail.com

Someone could give Sophia a call for the status of this case.. Its worth noting that this story came from a community college newspaper in the Sophia's home town..

Nothing is as it appears in The Media Matrix. The Media Matrix has you. Heh.