Posted on 12/20/2006 2:56:20 PM PST by Hadean
BOSTON: A U.S. judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by an Iraq war veteran who claimed filmmaker Michael Moore used a clip from a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Sgt. Peter Damon, a National Guardsman from Middleborough, had filed a $85 million (€64 million) lawsuit claiming "loss of reputation, emotional distress, embarrassment, and personal humiliation" due to his appearance in Moore's scathing 2004 documentary criticizing the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.
Damon, 34, who lost his arms when a tire on a Black Hawk helicopter exploded while he and another reservist were servicing the aircraft, claimed that Moore never asked for his consent to use a clip from an interview he did with NBC's "Nightly News."
But a lawyer for Moore argued in court Wednesday that the film did not attribute any political viewpoint to Damon and did not defame him.
U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock ruled immediately, and threw out the lawsuit. He said anyone watching Damon's brief appearance in "Fahrenheit 911" would not believe that Damon shared the anti-war and anti-Bush political views that Moore expresses in him film.
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Spamming threads is really irritating.
So is the fall of the American Empire. Read. I am serious.
What is an "Empirte"? Spammin' and misspellin'?
I read it.
Don't quit your day job.
Sharing his views is only partially relevant. The fact remains that the film maker used the clip without the actors (person's) permission.
The judge appears to be a Reagan appointee, with degrees from Yale and Georgetown.
http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2643
"just posted a blog over on the bloggers page, please check it out, it is incredibly important."
I read it. It's really not.
Sharing his views is only partially relevant. The fact remains that the film maker used the clip without the actors (person's) permission.
Empirte: Small bits of empire mixed with sauce and served on crackers...
Oh no. He was in Fahrenhype 911 too. He was really upset about being in Fahrenheit 911. I don't see how the judge can throw it out. Whether or not anyone would think he agreed with Michael Moore (which they did) is irrelevant, he didn't give them permission to use that.
Do you think we have a troll?
Don't spam the threads, thanks.
I read it too, before they pulled it. It was really pretty stupid.
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