A XXX movie has infringed its movie copyrights to the “Fifty Shades of Grey” franchise, Universal Studios claimed in a new lawsuit. The makers pornographic movie, “Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation,” Smash Pictures and director James Lane, have been sued for what the plaintiffs call a “willful attempt to capitalize on the reputation of the book.”

Universal and one of its divisions, Focus Features,” reportedly spent $5 million to acquire movie right to the “Fifty Shades” franchise, which depicts a literature student who meets and falls in love with a young billionaire, and describes their erotic escapades. Smash Pictures wasn’t the first to envision the best-selling E.L. James novels in a porno format. Last summer L.A. Weekly suggested an adult film depicting the plot and characters of the books.

“While parodies are the only way adult film studios can make any money these days, making a “Fifty Shades” version is truly the only way to put the three erotic novels on film in their BDSM glory without MPAA censorship and film industry finger-wagging.”

Smash executive Stuart Wall announced the studios plans to shoot the XXX film in the same article.

“Since they are going to make a mainstream (film) of the books, too, dabbling in the adult world, we’re choosing to go with a XXX adaptation which will stay very true to the book itself and its S&M-themed romance.”

Universal and Fifty Shades Ltd. do not recognize any sort of parody qualities in the Smash XXX version, however, and cite the L.A. Weekly article as proof of copyright infringement.

“By lifting exact dialogue, characters, events, story and style from the “Fifty Shades” trilogy, Smash Pictures ensures that the first XXX adaptation was, in fact, as close as possible to the original works,” the lawsuit, filed in California federal court, states. “Beginning with the first XXX adaptation’s opening scene and continuing throughout the next 2 ½ hours of the film, Smash Pictures copies without reservation from the unique expressive elements of the “Fifty Shades” trilogy, progressing through the events of “Fifty Shades of Grey” and into the second book “Fifty Shades Darker.

“The first XXX adaptation is not a parody, and it does not comment on, criticize or ridicule the originals. It is a rip-off, plain and simple.”

The lawsuit is asking for monetary damages as well as an injunction. It also targets Luv Moves, a distributor that allegedly packaged the XXX DVD with sex toys in a kit called “Fifty Shades of Pleasure: Play Kit & Movie.”

The “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy of books has sold more than 40 million copies since originally published last year. Universal reportedly paid $5 million for the movie rights earlier this year.