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kskiska (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-21-04 11:32 PM
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Filmmaker sues Sinclair in New York over anti-Kerry documentary
NEW YORK -- Filmmaker George Butler sued Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. on Thursday, saying its documentary showing a one-sided view of presidential candidate John Kerry's anti-war activities violates his copyrights by using pictures and film without permission.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, seeks unspecified damages and a halt to any use of the material Butler has created in the more than three decades he has documented Kerry's life.
Butler said in the lawsuit that Sinclair infringed upon his copyrights by the unauthorized reproduction of pictures and film for its documentary "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal."
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Messages left for comment with lawyers for Sinclair, based in Hunt Valley, Md., were not immediately returned.
Butler has taken at least 6,000 pictures of Kerry since he began documenting his life in 1969, convinced he eventually would be president. Some of the photos were published in a book, "John Kerry: A Portrait."
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