Iraq Veteran Sues Moore Over 9/11 Film

[Kadie]

Iraq Veteran Sues Moore Over 9/11 Film
By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
49 minutes ago


BOSTON - A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Sgt. Peter Damon, a National Guardsman from Middleborough, is asking for damages because of "loss of reputation, emotional distress, embarrassment, and personal humiliation," according to the lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court last week.

Damon, 33, claims that Moore never asked for his consent to use a clip from an interview Damon did with NBC's "Nightly News."

He lost his arms when a tire on a Black Hawk helicopter exploded while he and another reservist were servicing the aircraft on the ground. Another reservist was killed in the explosion.

more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060531/ap_en_mo/lawsuit_fahrenheit911_1

[Cha]

1. It will be interesting to

hear what Michael has to say about this. I don't know about commenting on pending cases but I know Michael supports our troops and probably feels bad for this soldier.

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[Jim Sagle]

31. Fuck off ya fuckin' freeper troll.

[Cha]

32. Bye Bye.

Idiot.

[kestrel91316]

33. Go home and sleep off that booze you reek of.

[tives12]

2. If NBC had the rights to that footage would they have the right to let him

use the footage? I know he used this man's face and all, but if NBC owns that footage, is he required to go anywhere else?

[GreenCommie]

12. Yeah

I'm sure NBC made him sign a waiver saying his time and words are now the property of NBC, and they can use or sell them as they see fit.

If Moore used the interview improperly, it would be NBC who would have the beef (and the legal rights to back it up), and they certainly would have sicked the lawyers on him the moment the film was released.

[mod mom]

36. Wonder if the swiftboat liars directed this action? nt

[NV Whino]

3. I'm no lawyer, but

seems to me that Moore would have gotten permission form NBC to use clip rather than Damon. Damon became public domain when he gave the interview to NBC. If Moore portrayed him in the wrong light, maybe Damon has a case for that, but lack of permission? I don't think so.

[Gatchaman]

4. it's fun to watch the freepers on this one

Buried in the stream of fat jokes, the same crowd who's been brainwashed to demand tort reform to punish greedy lawyers are salivating over the notion that Michael Moore may have to pony up millions of dollars in cash.

[MH1]

29. Even better, there is a similar suit against Carlton Sherwood,

by Kenneth Campbell.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200410180009

Apart from Lewy's allegations, an MMFA search uncovered no other evidence that any Winter Soldier witness was an impostor. One veteran, who is portrayed in Stolen Honor as a fraud who "never set foot" in Vietnam, has filed a libel lawsuit against the film's producer, Carlton Sherwood. The Associated Press notes that the veteran, Kenneth J. Campbell, now a professor at the University of Delaware, "attached copies of his military records to the lawsuit, showing that he received a Purple Heart and eight other medals, ribbons and decorations for his service in Vietnam."

Of course, it's not like we expect anything BUT a double standard from freepers.

Edit to add: of course I don't know how similar the cases actually are. I don't know if the guy suing Moore has as much of a case as Campbell does.

[Olney Blue]

5. I wonder why he waited so long.

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. Uh, how old is F 911? It took him THIS LONG

to decide Moore didn't have his permission to use his image in the film? These people are getting desperate.

[susanna]

40. I was wondering that too...

...if he made the statute of limitations I'm betting it was close.

[Blue_Tires]

45. it took that long because

they want to get it full speed just in time for the nov. elections

[matcom]

7. Saw This On Local News Tonight

his 'beef' is that MM "Is an enemy to MY COMMANDER IN CHIEF"

:eyes:

[Stephist]

8. it's quite sad this young man doesn't know...

that His Commander In Chief is his real enemy and not Michael Moore.

[jonnyblitz]

17. this guy was featured in two anti -Moore movies that I happened

to download (shhhhh)online from torrent sites and watched just for shits,: "Michael Moore Hates America" and "FahrenHYPE 9-11" (perhaps not both but I am sure at least one of the two. he seemed quite bitter. I am sure he has been egged on by somebody to do this. he seemed quite bitter about this

[hlthe2b]

28. Sounds like he's being exploited.... and not by MM.

very sad....

[cascadiance]

38. Perhaps they aren't getting him the money he wants from these films!

Overhype.com tried to corner the market on Fahrenhype 9/11 at the beginning and looks like they've been waylaid with too much overstock of this title. They've been trying to dump this deal for months for a buck and advertising it heavily on places like dvdpricesearch.com.

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=998048



One Dollah!!

I guess without any revenue from these shows coming back to him through those shows' producers, he's gotta find some other way to get his "revenue"...

[CatWoman]

25. yeah, right

CatWoman's axiom: FOLLOW THE MONEY

The GOP has slush funds just for buying off people like the good sergeant.

Add to that fact that Mike is set to release a F9/11 follow up next year.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. The same funds that paid for the Swifties, no doubt...

[Qanisqineq]

9. the little conservative on 'The View' was all choked up about this

"This shows that most of our veterans support this war and people shouldn't believe those mockumentaries." (paraphrasing)

Shut up bitch. I'm married to an Iraq war vet and we know very few troops (if any, anymore) that support this war. God I hate that ****.

[susanna]

41. Forgive my ignorance, but I don't usually catch The View...

...who is the conservative on it? Is she new? I thought most of the ladies were somewhat liberal, but again, I plead ignorance on this one...

[earth mom]

43. Elizabi*ch Hasslebeck is her name.

:puke:

[susanna]

44. Thanks! n/t

[Jigarotta]

47. the blonde from Survivor? nt.

[cyberpj]

10. Now?! nt

[pretzel4gore]

11. it's harassment...i'll bet the guy's getting paid

if anyone reads 'the hunting of the president' by conason and lyons, well....the gopigs do this stuff as a matter of routine, often just for the pleasure of hassling their enemy.....hopefully, michael moore is a seasoned trooper who knows how to exploit the gopig's utter depravity (using a helpless veteran to promote their anti citizen/pro bush agenda) against them.

[LSK]

16. im with you on that

Its another swiftboat thing against Moore.

[Blue_Tires]

21. yeah, i smell setup as well

one thing the RW would love more than anything is to force MM and his legal team to sit opposite the poor wounded, disabled flag-waving vet in a courtroom, with cameras running in front of a sympathetic judge/jury

[nebula]

13. I don' t think Moore tried to portray this particular vet as being

for or against the war. The clip was being used to portray the reality and the grim consequences of the Iraq war, not to portray the political opinion of that vet in particular.

[Swamp Rat]

14. $85 million?

$85 million???

[Gabi Hayes]

18. fuck that ahole...maybe he can use the 85 million to invest in stem cell

research so he can GROW some NEW ARMS to replace the ones that his commander in chimp got blown off for him

what a stupid clod to allow himself to be used in so shameless a manner

normally I'd feel sorry for him, but......

[Swamp Rat]

22. I could rebuild an entire neighborhood in New Orleans with that amount.

Seriously. I have been working with residents in other neighborhoods helping to rebuild, examining homes, assessing damage, geocoding and making maps, analysing building permits and city plans, talking to neighbors, etc. In fact, with that kind of money, we could rebuild a VERY LARGE neighborhood, including fixing the streets, drainage and sewage!

I feel sorry for the traumatized soldier, but he should be asking George W. Bush *directly* for some compensation.

[mmonk]

15. Was it not a public broadcast?

And sorry soldier, we don't bow to kings in America.

[GreenCommie]

19. Even "public broadcasts" have owners

My guess is this guy signed away his rights to NBC for some cash, which was likely to make up for what the government was cutting, without ever reading the fine print saying NBC owned the content and could do as it wished with it.

[mmonk]

20. Too bad he doesn't realize Moore is fighting

for him to be taken care of adequately from those that send them, then cut their benefits.

[zulchzulu]

23. Some Freep Sheep I know hate Moore even though they never say any movies

It's amazing how they form their wise opinion....

[dsc]

24. This is pretty much what happened to the gay couple

who ended up in anti gay marriage ads. Sell your image or give your image to others and they get to sell. The gay couple was able to get the paper to ask for it to stop this guy needs to get NBC to get it to stop.

[Bouncy Ball]

26. How ridiculous.

A) I'm 100% sure MM got the rights to use the clip. If anyone thinks he didn't triple-check every single thing that went into that movie, they're crazy.

B) I'm with the others on this--this guy was put up to it. Why in the world would you wait so damn long to sue, if you were really so damaged by the film? It came out TWO years ago, for crying out loud. Smells foul.

I'm just sorry this guy is so obviously delusional.

[Tarheel_Dem]

34. good question.....

could it be that this is just another election year stunt?

[SoKalKyle]

35. They're calling him a hero in Freeperland

and a patriot

but if he had spoken out against the war instead of suing MM they would have labeled him a scumbag traitor who didn't have the good sense to take the right precautions while working on a helicopter.

They would have derided him just like they do any 'hero' who speaks the truth -- Cleland, Murtha, Kerry, etc....

[sendero]

37. Sounds like he lost..

... more than a couple of arms, brains and integrity seem to be missing also.

[ConsAreLiars]

39. Follow the money - Who is paying his lawyers?

I searched but could not find any information on how this lawsuit is being funded or who the lawyers are.

[VOX]

42. I've done some research on the right-wing attorney in this case -- Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1324920

[wizdum]

46. MM is arguably THEE most hated progressive leftist by the right wing...

...in recent times, even overtaking Bill and Hillary. Many of the right wingers have never seen F-911, yet they claim it is full of lies. That's nuts. It was well done and accurate. MM recently visited my town and some right wing people I work with ran into him, and even on a personal level, they absolutely despise him. I admire him tremendously, but thought Bowling for Columbine was boring as shit. F-911 was excellent, but I couldn't sit through it twice. The in depth look he did at the woman who lost her son in Iraq was too damn depressing. But I saw the movie at the Michigan theater in Ann Arbor with lots of progressive thinkers and it was fabulous. There was lots of laughter and clapping during many parts of the film. It seems like the right wingers don't want to have fun. And because of that they don't want you to have any fun either. Misery loves compay, ya know. They need to lighten up and break out of the mold every once in awhile.