October 23, 200421 yr from imdb.com The director of a documentary that extols John Kerry's service during the Vietnam War has sued Sinclair Broadcast Group, which plans to air a documentary critical of his service on 39 of its stations tonight (Friday). George Butler, who directed Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry, claimed in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that Sinclair copied copyrighted photos for use in its controversial telecast, which will include portions of the anti-Kerry documentary Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal. The suit also claims that Sinclair used footage from the 1971 documentary Winter Soldier that Butler's film company had licensed from Winter Film. Earlier in the day a survey by Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, was released indicating that 78 percent of people who are aware of Sinclair's plans believe that the company should air an opposing viewpoint. The survey was released as Sinclair rejected an offer from Kerry supporter Deborah Rappaport to buy time on Sinclair's stations for Butler's documentary. Rappaport had said that she would be willing to pay the company's regular rates plus kick in an additional $1 million. Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
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