Lucas was sued for trademark violations for his "La Dolce Vita" by International Media Films claiming to be the copyright holder of the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita. However IMF had failed to prove that it had legal rights to the original La Dolce Vita's content, and indeed had agreed that the movie was in the public domain in the U.S. prior to January 1, 1996. Michael Lucas’ La Dolce Vita is one of the most expensive gay adult films ever produced, carrying a price tag of an estimated $250,000. The film was released by Lucas Entertainment in 2006.
"I'm proud that my company won a case of such magnitude," said Lucas Entertainment President/CEO Michael Lucas in a press release. "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."
Lucas' movie, La Dolce Vita took home 14 trophies (including Best Picture) from the 2007 GayVN Awards.
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