Taubman Sucks

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 in Bozeman, Montana. [ [http://mta.montana.edu/docs/people/lipfert.html Theo Lipfert] Retrieved March 22, 2007.] An original score was created for the documentary by composer Stefan 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 between domain names, trademarks, and free 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 the United 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 30 film festivals 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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