Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita Dolce Vita". The suit seeks unspecified damages and to stop sales of "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita Parts 1 & 2". In May 2007, a Manhattan federal judge rejected the request to enjoin the sales of Lucas' film, primarily on the grounds of "inexcusable delay" on the plaintiff's part. The judge noted that there were serious issues raised regarding trademark infringement or tarnishment, but also wrote that it "seems extremely unlikely that a hapless purchaser seeking to buy Fellini’s film will inadvertently stumble across "Michael Lucas’s La Dolce Vita"”, which would be an important element in proving IMF's case. Lucas
La Dolce Vita (barge) consists of the captain, tour guide/deck-hand, and chef. The crew is generally Italian with one crew-member who speaks English. La Dolce Vita (barge) The La Dolce Vita () was built in 1897 in Groningen, Netherlands. She originally served as a cargo barge in the Netherlands. She presently serves as a hotel barge, owned by Giampaolo Friso. The original barge was powered by sail. She was first motorized in the 1950s and in the 1960s was lengthened by 10m (with square chines). In 1975, she was purchased by Peter Mastenbroeks. She was shortened back to her original length of 23m (x5m)