[Joe] Escalante, a devout Catholic who says he is no fan of p0rn, knew going in that his show’s name, “Barely Legal Radio,” might run into some copyright issues with Flynt’s Barely Legal brand of adult magazines and videos. But Flynt did not challenge the show’s application for a trademark.
“I heard from some people inside that [Flynt] didn’t think there was any confusion,” Escalante says. “If this is true, he’s the only guy I’ve ever heard of whose response is ‘Why would I sue these people?’ That sort of makes him a hero of the ‘Barely Legal’ show. You never hear something like that. In this town? Usually you’d at least get a letter.”
(Hank Stuever, “The DJ With the JD”, Washington Post, Apr. 10).
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