LeBron James and Drake sued for $10 million over their rights to the hockey movie ‘Black Ice’

aaccording to The PostLeBron James,drakewill face a $10 million lawsuit over .’s “intellectual property rights”. ‘Black Ice’.

black ice is a movie about Canadian Hockey League Composed of black players.

Who is suing LeBron James and Drake?

The Post has learned that the former president of the NBA Players Association and a former federal prosecutor Billy Hunter want The share of the documentary film and 10 million dollars To obtain the legal rights to produce “any film about Colorful Hockey League. “

While the accused LeBron James, Drake, and Maverick Carter [LeBron’s business partner] They are internationally famous in their fields of basketball and music, and it does not give them the right to steal the intellectual property of others,” Billy Hunter suit.

The Post explains that Hunter is accused of LeBron James and Drake and their entertainment companies From Not included in the deal With the authors of Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895 to 1925.”

The Colorful Hockey League It existed from 1895 to the 1930s.

Who else is in the suit?

Billy Hunter File a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court.

According to the lawsuit, Billy Hunter Pay $265,000 for the movie rights. However, LeBron and Drake aren’t the only ones involved.

Hunter authors included George Fausti And the Daryl Fosti for an “alleged breach of agreement” with Billy Hunter, The Post reported.

The Toronto International Film Festival The documentary will be shown on September 10. Oscar-nominated director Hubert Davis He was responsible for the film.

Billy Hunter The Washington Post reported that the authors and their company “by breach of contract and the James and Drake teams “by malicious interference.”

“I don’t think they thought the property rights would be litigated,” Billy Hunter told The Post. “They thought I was going. They bet.”

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