April 3, 2010 | Studio Flixxx

Michael Lucas wins copyright court case

When Michael Lucas created 'La Dolce Vita' he probably didn't expect to be sued for copyright infringement. But International Media Films claimed they owned all rights to the Federico Fellini film of the same name and took Lucas to court for damages.

However, a Manhattan federal judge found that IMF failed “to show that it [had] sufficient admissible evidence from which a reasonable fact finder could conclude that it was the copyright owner of the Fellini film.

"In fact, it is possible for the Fellini film to be in the public domain,” the judge found in his ruling.

Michael Lucas’ 'La Dolce Vita' was released in 2006, and at the time was considered one of the most expensive gay porn videos ever made (costing an estimated $250,000).

“I’m proud that my company won a case of such magnitude,” Michael Lucas said in a statement. “We believed strongly that we hadn’t done anything wrong even before we learned, through the meticulous, extensive and expensive fieldwork of our lawyers, that IMF doesn’t even own the movie it went to court over. ... I am very proud that my company had the professionalism, the quality legal advice and the financial resources to stand up to this bullying.”

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Porn Dolce Vita Beats Fellini in Court [The Advocate]