Jolie wins 'In The Land of Blood and Honey' case

Angelina Jolie has won in a lawsuit that claimed that the actress stole the work of a Croatian journalist to make her film, 'In the Land of Blood and Honey.'

Following the film's release in 2011 James Braddock sued the actress, claiming that the movie violated copyright on his book 'The Soul Shattering (Slamanje Duse).'

Braddock's book was published in 2007.

The journalist claimed that the infringement came after one of the film's producers, Edin Sarkie, had talks with him about adapting the book.

But following a tentative decision on Friday by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee that the works are not substantially similar, the ruling has now been made final.

In Judge Gee's ruling she stated that while Jolie's directorial debut had some similarities with Braddock's work, including brutal rape scenes, the journalist could not claim to have "invented the concept of rape as a war crime."

Gee summed up the essential differences between the film and the book by saying "'Blood and Honey' is primarily a story of betrayal, revenge and tragedy with little or no hope, while 'Slamanje Duse' focuses on family, love and strength."

"Although Blood and Honey is also a story of love, it highlights the complications of romantic love during wartime" between its protagonists -- a Muslim artist and a Serbian military soldier."