Sophia Stewart has won her case.

According to court documentation, an FBI investigation discovered that more than thirty minutes had been edited from the original film, in an attempt to avoid penalties for copyright infringement. The investigation also stated that "credible witnesses employed at Warner Brothers came forward, claiming that the executives and lawyers had full knowledge that the work in question did not belong to the Wachowski Brothers." These witnesses claimed to have seen Stewart's original work and that it had been often used during preparation of the motion pictures.

Most telling is the lack of press coverage. A search for "Sophia Stewart" on google shows up NOTHING right now. A search for "Matrix" contains no relevant results. Yet more evidence of the degree of Soviet-style control over the national media, even in the entertainment press.

Correction: She may or may not have actually won the case yet. The article is worded in a confusing manner, but it says her charges were "were received and acknowledged by the Central District of California", which doesn't necessarily indicate a victory. Also, it indicates that this occurred on October of last year. Other sites that follow the issue have made no mention of a ruling in the case, so the headline may be bogus. But my comments on lack of mainsteam media coverage of the case still stand.