A sad day for the skiing industry. Warren Miller Entertainment (WME) has won the lawsuit versus Warren Miller regarding the use of his image, voice, name, likeness, and endorsement.

For those of you who don't know Warren Miller Entertainment (the film company behind the Warren Miller films) sued Level 1 Productions last year. This was because Level 1, as a ten-year anniversary, asked Warren Miller to narrate their 2009 film "Refresh." The issue comes from the fact that Warren Miller sold the company many years ago to his son, after which it has been sold two times. WME no longer works with Warren Miller. Upon selling his film company, Warren Miller signed a non-compete clause which was expired in 1999. However, WME still felt the need to sue a film company that makes less than $10, 000 profit a year. WME is currently a part of the Bonnier Corporation, a corporation that has an income of several billion dollars a year. This huge gulf in profit, and the fact that WME are in the wrong just makes the matter worse. If this is still a bit confusing do read newschoolers article on the matter.

Shortly after WME sued Level 1, Warren Miller stepped in and counter-sued WME. Unfortunately, he has lost. There has been no official statement from WME yet but they will most likely continue to sue Level 1 over their film "Refresh."