- Taubman Sucks
"Taubman Sucks" is an award-winning short documentary about a precedent-setting
intellectual property lawsuit .The documentary was written and directed by filmmaker
Theo Lipfert , an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Theater Arts of Montana State University inBozeman, Montana . [ [http://mta.montana.edu/docs/people/lipfert.html Theo Lipfert] Retrieved March 22, 2007.] An original score was created for the documentary by composerStefan Hakenberg of Juneau, Alaska. [ [http://www.stefanhakenberg.com/BPht/StefanHakenberg.html Stefan Hakenberg] Retrieved March 22, 2007.]The six-minute film explores "
Taubman v. WebFeats ", a lawsuit that involved the complex relationships betweendomain name s,trademark s, andfree speech . [ [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=6th&navby=docket&no=03a0043p Taubman v. WebFeats decision] Retrieved March 22, 2007.] As the first "sucks.com " case to reach the level of theUnited States Court of Appeals , the decision in "Taubman v. WebFeats" established precedents concerning the non-commercial use of trademarks in domain names. [ [http://www.digestiblelaw.com/freespeech/blogQ.aspx?entry=2916 Digestible Law] Retrieved March 22, 2007.]creening history
"Taubman Sucks" premiered at the
Seattle Art Museum on June 19, 2004. It subsequently has been screened at more than 30film festival s and has appeared on television several times. [ [http://www.taubmansucks.com/movie.html Taubman Sucks: The Movie] Retrieved March 22, 2007.] It was one of ten short films selected for the "Best of the Northwest Film & Video Festival Tour" [ [http://www.nwfilm.org/tour/lineup.php Northwest FilmCenter] Retrieved March 22, 2007.] sponsored by the Northwest FilmCenter in 2005.References
External links
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ITE7ITSR6M "Taubman Sucks"] on YouTube.
* [http://www.singingpictures.com/ Singing Pictures] – Theo Lipfert's video production company.
*Stefan Hakenberg article in English edition of Wikipedia.
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Hakenberg Stefan Hakenberg] article in German edition of Wikipedia.
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