The Queen of Talk has eluded a $100 million-lawsuit for her alleged violation of copyright infringement over a political booklet titled, “How America Elects Her President”.

U.S. District Court Judge Jan DuBois had dismissed the lawsuit filed by Charles Harris, accusing Oprah of infringement when the media mogul he claimed had ‘read aloud’ the exact questions included in his political booklet.

Harris was referring to the episode on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” aired on February 16, 2009. During the episode, titled, "Oprah's Search For The Smartest and Most Talented Kids," Reuters said, Oprah introduced a six-year-old kid whom she claimed knows more about American Presidents than any of most adults.

Harris recounted in his complaint that he sent Oprah 10 copies of his booklet in 2008 knowing the host was actively campaigning for President Barack Obama.

Hoping for the publicity of his political booklet, Harris told the court that he made a number of phone calls to the staff of the production but failed to get any feedback.

The booklet author then decided to file charges when he heard the host asking in the episode the questions written in his book.

But the Queen of talk had filed a motion to dismiss what she called a ‘frivolous case’ claiming that she did ask but one question: “Which one of our presidents weighed the most?”

Oprah argued in her motion to dismiss that she did not in any way violate infringement because Harris’s works is not ‘copyrightable’.

Oprah’s legal team explained that only books registered as a ‘compilation of facts based on the selection and arrangement can be copyrightable’.

Harris should know, reiterated Oprah ‘facts about American presidents are not copyrightable’, said Reuters.

The federal judge agreed with Oprah when she said that Harris’ work is not only copyrightable, but also ‘lacked originality’. Judge DuBois refused to pay sanctions, noting that the plaintiff’s complaint was made ‘with reasonable good faith’.

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