This is a rather strange thought piece about the recent case of O v. O: the fetish magazine v. the Oprah magazine. What makes it strange is that the writer (a columnist for the Lynchberg Ledger who is no fan of porn--he characterizes the fetish magazine as exploitative) uses this case to launch a harsh and at times ad hominem attack on Ms. Winfrey.
by Robert Paul Reyes
Ronald Brockmeyer, the German publisher of "O," a magazine of erotica and soft-core sadomasochism, has lost his legal battle against Oprah Winfrey and her magazine of the same name....
U.S. District Judge John Koelt apparently doesn't think people will be too confused by the two O's. He tossed out the lawsuit, claiming "there is no possibility of blurring in this case."
Setting aside the merits of the lawsuit, let us consider the merits of the two publications....
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