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Is Sgt. Peter Damon's law suit against Michael Moore for using his image and statements without permission in Fahrenheit 9/11 legitimate?
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Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has been sued by a US soldier for $85 million over allegations that Moore used television clips of him without his approval. The soldier, Sgt Peter Damon, also claims that Moore's award-winning documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, gives a false impression that Damon is opposed to the Iraq War. According to the CBC, Sgt Damon says in the lawsuit against Michael Moore that " The work creates a substantially fictionalized and falsified implication as a wounded serviceman who was left behind when Plaintiff was not left behind but supported, financially and emotionally, by the active assistance of the President, the United States and his family, friends, acquaintances and community." - The Deadbolt


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Is Sgt. Peter Damon's law suit against Michael Moore for using his image and statements without permission in Fahrenheit 9/11 legitimate?
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Poll ID: 6094 Created By: dab
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Total Votes: 168 (last at Oct 26, 2009 07:36 PM PDT)
Close Date: None
Resources:
The Deadbolt Story
Ireland Online Story
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Comment #1 from qz3 on Jun, 07, 2006, 15:11 PDT [reply]
Isn't it illegal to use someone's voice and image in a 'for-profit' commercial enterprize without their expressed permission? Isn't a legal release required?

How can one/third of the voters in this poll agree with Moore????
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