Oprah Being Sued for One TRILLION Dollars?! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-08-2009, 11:57 PM

A poet named Damon Lloyd Goffe has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey seeking an astounding $1 trillion, NBC Chicago reports.

Goffe wrote "A Tome of Poetry" which he claims has been substantially used/plagiarized in Winfrey's Internet-published work "Pieces of My Soul."

In a suit filed at the District of Columbia Court on July 31, Goffe declared that Winfrey admitted she used his original works in 2008.

Goffe's lawyers have estimated the damages -- a vast amount -- based on the fact that reportedly 650 million copies of "Pieces of My Soul" were sold online.

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...-52591187.html

catlover79 · 08-09-2009, 12:03 AM

Good grief!!

Janice · 08-09-2009, 03:05 AM

That's chump change for Oprah. She's got that in the bottom of her pocket book or in her sofa, lol.

TJL · 08-09-2009, 06:23 AM

I would have held out for two trillion!

catlover79 · 08-09-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

I would have held out for two trillion!

Me too!!

MickeyMac · 08-09-2009, 02:52 PM

Oprah is extremely rich, but I dont think she has a trillion dollars.

80sTrivia · 08-09-2009, 05:17 PM

Why not sue for a bajillion-kajillion dollars?

He has about as much of a chance of collecting that amount, too...

08-08-2009, 11:57 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Oprah Being Sued for One TRILLION Dollars?! A poet named Damon Lloyd Goffe has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey seeking an astounding $1 trillion, NBC Chicago reports. Goffe wrote "A Tome of Poetry" which he claims has been substantially used/plagiarized in Winfrey's Internet-published work "Pieces of My Soul." In a suit filed at the District of Columbia Court on July 31, Goffe declared that Winfrey admitted she used his original works in 2008. Goffe's lawyers have estimated the damages -- a vast amount -- based on the fact that reportedly 650 million copies of "Pieces of My Soul" were sold online. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...-52591187.html
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08-09-2009, 06:23 AM	#4
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08-09-2009, 05:17 PM	#7
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Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	That's chump change for Oprah. She's got that in the bottom of her pocket book or in her sofa, lol.

08-09-2009, 02:52 PM	#6
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Oprah is extremely rich, but I dont think she has a trillion dollars.