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MICHAEL LUCAS CELEBRATES VICTORY OVER LA DOLCE VITA LAWSUIT
By: William Lopez, Staff Writer - 04-01-10 -11:50 a.m. PDT
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This just came into the JRL headquarters JRL fans. Lucas Entertainment is thrilled to announce that it has won the court battle started by the purported owner of Federico Fellini’s film La Dolce Vita.
In February 2007, International Media Films (IMF) filed a lawsuit against Lucas Entertainment, Inc., alleging that Lucas Entertainment's pornographic film Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita [2007] violated IMF's claimed copyright in Fellini's movie and associated trademarks.
IMF and its purported President, Alfredo Leone, demanded unspecified damages and statutory damages.
IMF subsequently sought an injunction against distribution of Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita, but the Court ruled against IMF, allowing Lucas Entertainment to continue distribution and sales of its film.
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After a three-year court battle, the Judge yesterday dismissed IMF's entire lawsuit. In a long and carefully reasoned order, Judge Koeltl of the United States District Court in Manhattan concluded that the "plaintiff has failed to show that it has sufficient admissible evidence from which a reasonable fact finder could conclude that it was the copyright owner of the Fellini film".
(Photo courtesy of Lucas Entertainment)
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“I’m proud that my company won a case of such magnitude,” said Lucas Entertainment President/CEO Michael Lucas. “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.
Of course I can only guess at my opponents' motivations, but if they thought that they could get a quick payday by walking all over a porn company, they were sorely mistaken. 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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Michael Lucas's La Dolce Vita [2007] still holds the record on JRL for having the most weeks at No.1 on the JRL Weekly Top 100. A staggering 7 weeks at No.1. No one has been able to break that record in the five year history of JRL. Plus Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita [2007] has an impressive 14 GayVN Awards on this big budget blockbuster from the sensational one himself Michael Lucas.
Retailers and distributors, this is a classic that you must always keep in stock. Contact Justyn@lucasentertaiment.com to restock on this mega blockbuster. You can reach Justyn via telephone at 1-212-924-5892 Ext. 15.
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JRL fans can purchase Michael Lucas’ La Dolce Vita is available on DVD in a 3-disc Director’s Cut edition, or individually as Part 1 and Part 2. It contains eight scenes and is available for streaming on www.lucasentertainment.com.Check out the Movie Trailer of this blockbuster on the JRL Movietron and see why this should be in your private collection.
