Miramax Loses To 'Men In Black'

Miramax must remove posters for Michael Moore's new documentary film on corporate America because they look too much like the ones for the movie Men in Black, a judge has ruled.

Miramax argued that the posters for The Big One were meant as a parody of the Columbia Pictures sci-fi adventure. But U.S. District Judge Audrey B. Collins ruled that Columbia could probably prove copyright infringement.

The Men in Black poster features Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones dressed in black, wearing dark sunglasses, carrying guns and standing in front of the New York City skyline. The caption reads: "Protecting the earth from scum of the universe."

The Big One poster has Moore in similar dress in front of a similar background, carrying an oversized microphone. The caption: "Protecting the Earth from the scum of corporate America."