Sinclair Sued by Filmmaker Over Kerry Photos

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By Gail Appleson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The director of a documentary about John Kerry's Vietnam service sued Sinclair Broadcast Group on Thursday, accusing it of illegally copying his photographs in a controversial anti-Kerry movie it plans to air portions of this week.


George Butler filed the copyright infringement suit one day before Sinclair, one of the largest U.S. television broadcasting companies, plans to broadcast part of "Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal" in a one-hour television program discussing allegations about the Democratic presidential candidate's anti-Vietnam War activities in the 1970s.


Published reports said Baltimore-based Sinclair backed off its original plan to air the entire movie less than two weeks before the Nov. 2 presidential election because of mounting political, legal and financial pressures, but the company denied in a news release it ever announced it would show the full film on television.

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[Chico Man]

1. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x922712

[noamnety]

2. I love Butler's photos

I'm horrified to hear they used his photos in their documentary, I love his work.

[wickywom]

3. Hasn't that damn thing aired yet?

[alittlelark]

4. Sinclair seems to have had a bad coupla' weeks

-sigh.