August 7, 200917 yr Oprah Winfrey is facing a staggering $1 trillion legal battle over allegations she passed another author's work off as her own. The TV titan, one of America's highest earning celebrities, is being sued by author Damon Lloyd Goffe who accuses the media mogul and her production company Harpo Inc. of plagiarising his book "A Tome of Poetry" in her Internet-published work "Pieces of my Soul." http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6562882.html
August 7, 200917 yr A trillion? Jeez, why not just sue her for a gazillion-bilion dollars... From the article: Goffe and his legal team are seeking the huge amount in damages, claiming that as Winfrey sold an alleged 650 million copies of the book online for $20 (£13) a time, he is owed $1.2 trillion.
August 7, 200917 yr If it is determined she actually did this, I hope the author collects every penny.
August 7, 200917 yr From the article: Maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't that be $13 billion? 650,000,000 x $20
August 7, 200917 yr Maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't that be $13 billion? 650,000,000 x $20 Yep. I guess the damages are worth more than Oprah's net worth (which while in the billions, is nowhere near $1 trillion). That is a ridiculous amount of money. Just ridiculous.
August 7, 200917 yr Is it even possible for one person to spend a trillion dollars in a lifetime? It'd be fun to try.
August 7, 200917 yr Is it even possible for one person to spend a trillion dollars in a lifetime? It'd be fun to try. I'd buy a country:cool:.
August 7, 200917 yr Her response should be, "Cash or check?":D That was sort of the joke that Conan did last night on the Tonight Show. He stated that Oprah's response would be, "Do you have change for 3 trillion?" :lol:
August 7, 200917 yr I certainly hope this is a legit lawsuit and Oprah is taken to the cleaners on it :thumb:. I hope that whoever and whatever this is about sticks and Oprah is exposed for the comlete fraud that she is. I wouldn't doubt that Obama comes out with a statement in her defense. :lol:
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