[Alb-club] "Perfect Storm" filmmakers sued

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*** 'Perfect Storm' filmmakers sued

BOSTON (AP) - The family of doomed fishing boat captain Frank William
"Billy" Tyne Jr. is suing the makers of this summer's big screen hit
"The Perfect Storm," contending he was depicted in a "false and
unflattering light." Tyne's two daughters and his wife filed a
lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Fla., against
Time Warner Entertainment and the two companies that produced the
film. The lawsuit contends that Tyne was cast in a negative light in
the film, that it was produced without their consent and their
privacy was violated. "The family felt wronged, and they wanted
something done," said the family's attorney, Stephen Calvacca of
Orlando. "Fiction, as fiction, is protected speech. Fiction,
masquerading as fact, is not protected." 

Time Warner released a statement Tuesday saying that the studio did
not need permission from Tyne's family to make the film or portray
him. The studio challenged the claim that Tyne was depicted in a
negative light. "We most certainly disagree with the plaintiffs'
claim that the film in any way disparaged Mr. Tyne or tarnished his
memory. This lawsuit implicates fundamental First Amendment freedoms
and we intend therefore to vigorously defend it," the statement said.
See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2569310536-4a1 

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