The "Maxed Out" issue involves determining if the creator of the documentary movie "Maxed Out" should expect to confront a trademark infringement claim under the Lanham Act concerning the use of the title.
TRUEWORKS is an independent production company specializing in non-fiction films. Their most recent project is a feature-length documentary written and directed by James D. Scurlock entitled “Maxed Out.” The film explores the effects and consequences of America’s debt culture and the “predatory practices” of the financial industry and debt collectors. The film has been shown at several national and international film festivals and has garnered rave reviews. “Maxed Out” recently won the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 South by Southwest.
